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We  are  laborers  together  with  God  ” 


HELPS 

FOR 


MISSIONARY 

SOCIETIES 


PREPARED  BY  THE 

WOMAN’S  MISSIONARY  COUNCIL  OF  THE 
M.  E.  CHURCH,  SOUTH 
1919 


OFFICERS  AND  MANAGERS  OF  THE  WOMAN’S 

MISSIONARY  COUNCIL. 

President. 

Miss  Belle  H.  Bennett . Richmond,  Ky. 


Vice  President. 

Mrs.  F.  F.  Stephens...,. . . . Columbia,  Mo. 

Administrative  Secretaries. 

Miss  Mabel  K.  Howell,  Oriental  Work.  . . . Nashville,  Tenn. 


Miss  Esther  Case,  Latin-America  and  Africa.  .Nashville,  Tenn. 
Mrs.  R.  W.  MacDonell,  City  Missions  and  Deaconess  Work, 

Nashville,  Tenn. 

Mrs.  J.  W.  Downs,  Home  Mission  Educational  Institutions 


and  Social  Service . Nashville,  Tenn. 

Treasurer. 

Mrs.  F.  H.  E.  Ross . Nashville,  Tenn. 

Educational  Secretary. 

Mrs.  Hume  R.  Steele . '. . Nashville,  Tenn. 

Home  Base  Secretary. 

Mrs.  Bessie  W.  Lipscomb . Nashville,  Term. 

Recording  Secretary. 

Mrs.  Fitzgerald  Sale  Parker . Nashville,  Tenn. 

Managers. 

Miss  Belle  H.  Bennett . Richmond,  Ky. 

Miss  Maria  L.  Gibson . . . Kansas  City,  Mo. 

Mrs.  W.  F.  Tillett . Nashville,  Tenn. 

Mrs.  L.  P.  Smith . Dallas,  Tex. 

Mrs.  Luke  G.  Johnson . Newnan,  Ga. 

Mrs.  E.  B.  Chappell . Nashville,  Tenn. 

Mrs.  B.  W.  Lipscomb . Nashville,  Tenn. 

Miss  Daisy  Davies . Atlanta,  Ga. 

Mrs.  Lee  Britt . Suffolk,  Va. 

Mrs.  F.  F.  Stephens . Columbia,  Mo. 

Superintendent  of  Young  People’s  Work. 

Mrs.  J.  W.  Perry . Morristown,  Tenn. 

Superintendent  of  Children’s  Work. 

Miss  Althea  Jones . Houston,  Tex. 

Superintendent  of  Supplies. 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Yarbrough . . . ..Spartanburg,  S.  C. 

Editors. 

Mrs.  E.  B.  Chappell,  Missionary  Voice . Nashville,  Tenn. 

Miss  Sara  Estelle  Haskin,  Literature  and  Young  Christian 
Worker  . Nashville,  Tenn, 


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NOTICE  Attach  this  booklet  to  your  Auxiliary  Rec- 
"  ord  Book  and  keep  it  for  constant  reference. 
Copies  can  be  obtained  from  the  Home  Base  Secretary 
at  50  cents  per  dozen  or  5  cents  each.  Each  Adult 
Auxiliary  is  entitled  to  two  copies  and  each  Young 
People’s  and  Children’s  Auxiliary  to  one  copy  of  the 
Helps  free  of  charge. 


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CONTENTS. 


Page. 

Officers  and  Managers  of  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Council.  3 
Chapter  I. — Auxiliary. 

Organization  .  7 

Parliamentary  Rules  .  9 

Order  of  Business  .  11 

Form  of  Service  for  Installation  of  Officers . 12 

Standard  of  Excellence  for  the  Honor  Roll .  14 

Suggestions  for  the  President .  16 

Suggestions  for  First  Vice  President .  19 

Suggestions  for  Second  Vice  President .  21 

Suggestions  for  Superintendent  of  Study  and  Publicity . .  23 

Suggestions  for  Superintendent  of  Social  Service .  25 

Suggestions  for  Superintendent  of  Supplies .  28 

Suggestions  for  the  Corresponding  Secretary .  28 

Suggestions  for  the  Recording  Secretary .  30 

Suggestions  for  the  Treasurer .  30 

Suggestions  for  the  Agent  of  the  Missionary  Voice . 31 

Suggestions  for  Auxiliary  Members .  32 

Instructions  in  Regard  to  Funds .  32 

Literature  and  Supplies .  36 

Constitution  and  By-Laws  for  Adult  Auxiliaries .  39 

Constitution  and  By-Laws  for  Young  People’s  Auxiliaries  .  42 
Constitution  and  By-Laws  for  Children’s  Auxiliaries .  44 

Chapter  II. — The  District. 

-The  Duties  of  the  District  Secretary .  48 

The  District  Meeting .  51 

Duties  of  Delegates  to  the  District  Meeting . 52 

Chapter  III. — The  Conference. 

Officers  . 53 

The  Executive  Meeting .  54 

The  Annual  Meeting .  55 

Rules  of  Order .  56 

Constitution  and  By-Laws  for  Conference  Societies .  56 

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CHAPTER  I.— THE  AUXILIARY 


ORGANIZATION. 

Preparation. 

1.  By  the  local  Church. 

When  the  women  of  the  Church  have  decided  that  they  wish 
to  effect  a  missionary  organization,  they  may  do  any  one  of 
three  things:  They  may  organize  for  themselves,  they  may  ask 
the  District  Secretary  to  visit  them  and  do  the  work,  or  they 
may  call  upon  the  Conference  organizer  or  other  officer,  if  any 
such  woman  is  available.  It  is  a  better  plan  to  have  outside 
help,  because  an  experienced  worker  is  able  to  give  information 
and  to  establish  the  new  society  upon  a  better  basis. 

The  date  of  organization  may  be  decided  by  correspondence. 
After  that  the  details  should  be  put  into  the  hands  of  a  local 
committee  of  enthusiastic  women  who  will  so  prepare  the  com¬ 
munity  as  to  make  the  stay  of  the  visitor  as  profitable  as  pos¬ 
sible. 

The  widest  publicity  should  be  given  the  new  movement.  Ev¬ 
ery  woman  in  the  Church  should  be  notified  of  the  time  and 
place  of  meeting  and  cordially  invited  to  come.  A  notice  placed 
in  the  daily  or  weekly  papers  and  an  announcement  from  the 
pulpit  are  both  necessary  preparations.  If  the  pastor  will  preach 
a  missionary  sermon  on  the  Sunday  just  preceding  the  meeting, 
it  will  aid  in  arousing  interest.  Some  facts  and  interesting  in¬ 
cidents  connected  with  missions  may  be  published  in  the  town 
papers.  This  material  may  be  secured  from  the  Home  Base 
Secretary.  Leaflets  or  other  missionary  literature  may  be  dis¬ 
tributed  among  the  women  of  the  congregation. 

If  the  organizer  can  give  three  days  to  the  work  in  one  place, 
the  first  may  be  spent  in  becoming  acquainted  with  the  women 
and  the  situation  and  in  presenting  the  work  at  a  public  meet¬ 
ing;  the  second  in  calling  upon  or  in  meeting  in  some  other 
way  the  women  who  are  not  yet  interested;  and  the  third  in 
effecting  the  organization.  Music  should  be  provided  for  the 
organization  meeting  and  every  agency  employed  to  make  it  as 
attractive  as  possible.  If  this  preparatory  work  has  been  thor¬ 
oughly  done  by  the  committee,  the  organizer  can  accomplish  her 
work  in  one  day. 


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2.  By  the  organizer. 

Any  woman  who  attempts  to  organize  an  auxiliary  should  be 
thoroughly  familiar  with  woman’s  work  in  missions,  with  the 
Constitution  and  By-Laws  governing  the  organization,  with  the 
needs  of  the  home  and  foreign  fields,  and  with  the  methods  of 
auxiliary  work.  It  is  only  when  equipped  with  such  knowledge 
that  she  is  able  to  answer  questions  and  give  the  necessary  in¬ 
formation.  She  should  be  supplied  with  all  literature  necessary 
for  organization. 

If  the  organizer  is  preparing  to  visit  several  charges  in  suc¬ 
cession,  the  details  of  the  itinerary  must  be  carefully  planned  in 
advance,  so  that  there  may  be  no  disappointments  on  account 
of  missing  trains,  arriving  unexpectedly,  or  meeting  a  lack  of 
preparation. 

An  organization  should  never  be  forced.  If  the  women  are 
not  ready  for  one,  or  if  the  local  conditions  do  not  seem  to  war¬ 
rant  one,  the  seed  may  be  sown  for  a  later  harvest.  An  acquaint¬ 
ance  formed  with  the  women  and  the  place,  information  given 
as  to  the  needs  of  the  work,  literature  distributed,  friendly  re¬ 
lations  established  with  the  pastor  are  all  steps  toward  a  later 
organization  when  the  way  may  be  cleared.  The  visit  of  the 
organizer  may  be  made  so  pleasant  an  experience  that  the  peo¬ 
ple  will  be  anxious  to  have  it  repeated. 

Suggestions. 

1.  For  organization. 

A  good  devotional  or  consecration  service  should  be  the  first 
thing  after  the  women  come  together.  The  needs  of  mission 
work  should  have  been  previously  presented,  and  the  plan  of 
organization  should  now  be  explained  from  the  Constitution.  A 
temporary  organization  may  be  effected  by  electing  a  Chairman 
and  a  Secretary  pro  tem.  The  Chairman  should  appoint  a  com¬ 
mittee  to  nominate  the  regular  officers.  It  is  the  duty  of  the 
Secretary  pro  tem.  to  enroll  the  new  members. 

All  details  as  to  the  payment  of  dues,  collection  of  other  funds, 
responsibilities  of  officers,  use  of  record  books  for  Correspond¬ 
ing  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  the  necessity  of  regular  meetings, 
and  the  sources  of  supply  for  program  material  should  be  clear¬ 
ly  understood.  If  possible,  the  women  should  be  made  to  feel 
the  uplift  and  inspiration  to  be  gained  by  joining  with  the  thou¬ 
sands  of  other  women  who  stand  shoulder  to  shoulder  in  the 


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attempt  to  Christianize  the  world.  Not  a  woman  who  can  be 
made  to  realize  this  will  refuse  to  join  the  new  auxiliary. 

The  report  of  the  nominating  committee  should  be  called  for 
and  the  officers  elected  for  the  year.  They  may  be  installed  by 
the  organizer,  using  the  regular  installation  service  provided  for 
the  use  of  auxiliaries. 

The  newly  installed  President  and  Secretary  should  then  take 
their  places,  and  the  President  should  conduct  the  remainder 
of  the  meeting.  The  time  and  place  for  holding  the  regular 
monthly  meeting,  should  be  decided,  a  membership  committee 
to  secure  additional  members  should  be  appointed,  some  one 
should  be  made  responsible  for  the  program  for  the  next  meet¬ 
ing,  and  any  other  matters  demanding  immediate  attention  should 
be  settled.  It  is  wise  to  close  the  meeting  with  a  season  of  prayer 
and  a  song. 

The  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  new  auxiliary  should  write 
to  the  District  Secretary,  giving  the  names  of  the  officers  with 
post  office  address  of  each.  Blanks  for  these  reports  will  be  sent 
with  the  literature  ordered  from  the  Home  Base  Secretary. 

The  new  officers  should  be  given  an  opportunity  to  meet  with 
the  organizer  after  the  regular  meeting  has  adjourned,  and  any 
additional  questions  as  to  the  conduct  of  the  work  should  be 
asked  and  answered. 

2.  To  the  newly  elected  officers. 

Each  officer  has  specific  duties  and  responsibilities  which  are 
defined  in  a  set  of  articles  on  suggestions  to  auxiliary  officers. 
The  first  preparation  for  service  is  to  become  familiar  with  these 
duties.  (See  pages  16-32.) 


PARLIAMENTARY  RULES. 

It  is  the  duty  of  the  presiding  officer. 

1.  To  call  the  assembly  to  order  at  the  time  appointed  for  the 
meeting,  saying:  “The  society  will  please  come  to  order.” 

2.  To  cause  the  minutes  of  the  preceding  meeting  to  be  read 
and  passed  upon. 

3.  To  lay  before  the  assembly  its  business  in  the  order  indi¬ 
cated  by  the  rules. 

4.  To  receive  any  propositions  made  by  members  and  put  them 
to  the  assembly. 


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5.  To  preserve  order  and  decorum  at  all  times. 

The  presiding  officer  should  rise  when  putting  a  question  and 
when  addressing  the  meeting. 

She  may  sit  while  reading  to  the  assembly  any  communication. 

The  presiding  officer  votes  only  in  case  of  a  tie. 

Rights  and  Duties  of  Members. 

1.  Members  have  the  right  to  present  their  propositions  (in 
the  form  of  motions)  and  to  debate  them  fully. 

2.  Members  shall  rise  when  they  address  the  Chair. 

3.  It  is  the  right  of  every  member  who  notices  a  breach  of  a 
rule  to  insist  upon  its  enforcement.  She  shall  rise  and  say: 
“Madam  Chairman,  I  rise  to  a  point  of  order.”  She  states  the 
point  of  order  and  resumes  her  seat.  The  Chair  decides  at  once 
whether  the  point  in  question  was  “in  order”  or  “out  of  order.” 

4.  It  is  the  privilege  of  any  member  to  “appeal  from  the  de¬ 
cision”  of  the  Chairman  on  questions  of  order,  of  interpretation 
of  rules,  and  of  priority  of  business.  If  the  appeal  is  seconded, 
the  Chairman  states  her  decision,  and  that  it  has  been  appealed 
from,  and  then  says:  “Shall  the  decision  of  the  Chair  stand?” 
Either  a  majority  or  a  tie  vote  sustains  the  decision  of  the  Chair; 
otherwise  the  decision  of  the  Chair  is  reversed. 

5.  Members  must  maintain  order  and  refrain  from  conversa¬ 
tion. 

Motions. 

1.  All  business  shall  be  brought  before  an  assembly  by  a  mo¬ 
tion.  When  a  member  makes  a  motion,  it  should  not  be  debated 
or  acted  on  unless  it  has  been  seconded. 

2.  When  a  motion  is  seconded,  the  President  shall  distinctly 
state  the  motion  and,  after  calling  for  remarks,  shall  put  the 
question  thus:  “All  who  are  in  favor  of  the  motion  will  say  "Aye.’  ” 
When  those  in  favor  have  voted,  the  President  shall  say:  "All 
who  are  opposed  will  say  ‘No.’  ”  The  President  shall  announce 
that  the  motion  is  carried  or  lost. 

3.  Any  motion  can  be  amended  by  adding  to,  inserting,  or  strik¬ 
ing  out  a  part;  but  the  amendment  cannot  be  acted  on  unless 
seconded. 

4.  An  amendment  shall  always  be  voted  on  before  the  original 
motion.  If  lost,  then  the  original  motion  is  considered;  but  if 
carried,  the  President  shall  say:  “All  who  are  in  favor  of  the 
motion  as  amended  will  say  'Aye/  ”  etc. 


HELPS  FOR  MISSIONARY  SOCIETIES. 


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5.  An  amendment  can  be  offered  to  an  amendment,  but  no  fur¬ 
ther  amendment  is  in  order.  When  an  amendment  to  an  amend¬ 
ment  is  offered,  it  must  be  acted  on  first;  then  the  amendment 
must  be  acted  on,  and  finally  the  original  motion. 

Committees. 

1.  A  committee  usually  consists  of  three  or  five  members  and 
is  appointed  by  the  President  or  elected  by  nomination  and  vote 
or  by  ballot. 

2.  The  first  person  named  by  the  President  is  considered  the 
Chairman  of  the  committee,  unless  the  committee  by  a  majority 
of  its  members  elects  another  Chairman. 

3.  When  the  committee  is  expected  to  report  at  the  same  meet¬ 
ing,  it  should  at  once  retire  and  agree  upon  a  report,  which 
should  be  written  out.  Upon  its  return  the  Chairman  of  the 
committee  reads  the  report  and  hands  it  to  the  presiding  officer, 
upon  which  the  committee  is  dissolved  without  further  action. 
A  member  then  moves  “to  adopt”  or  “to  accept”  the  report  or 
that  “the  resolutions  be  agreed  to.”  These  motions  have  the 
same  effect,  if  carried — that  is,  the  resolutions  become  the  resolu¬ 
tions  of  the  assembly  just  as  if  the  committee  had  nothing  to  do 
with  them. 

A  report  is  received  when  read.  The  reception  of  a  report  does 
not  mean  its  adoption.  The  report  can  be  amended  and  modified 
and  is  subject  to  all  proper  motions. 

4.  When  a  committee  to  nominate  officers  is  ready  to  report, 
the  President  may  conduct  the  election  or  she  may  request  an¬ 
other  to  take  the  chair.  If  the  President  is  not  a  good  parlia¬ 
mentarian,  it  would  be  better  to  call  upon  some  one  who  is  and 
who  can  do  the  work  quickly. 

5.  In  all  times  of  perplexity  the  President  should  remember  the 
advice  of  an  authority  on  parliamentary  law,  that  “the  great 
purpose  of  all  rules  is  to  subserve  the  will  of  the  assembly  rather 
than  to  restrain  it,  to  facilitate  and  not  to  obstruct  the  expression 
of  their  deliberate  sense.” 


ORDER  OF  BUSINESS. 

1.  Devotional  exercises  from  the  Yearbook  or  Missionary  Voice . 

2.  Business. 

(1)  Minutes  of  last  meeting. 


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(2)  Report  of  First  Vice  President. 

(3)  Report  of  Second  Vice  President. 

(4)  Report  of  Superintendent  of  Study  and  Publicity. 

(5)  Report  of  Superintendent  of  Social  Service. 

(6)  Report  of  Superintendent  of  Supplies. 

(7)  Report  of  Corresponding  Secretary. 

(8)  Report  of  Treasurer.  Collection  of  dues,  etc. 

(9)  Report  of  Agent  for  Missionary  Voice. 

(Each  report  should  be  short,  presented  in  writing,  and  turned 
over  to  the  Recording  Secretary  after  it  has  been  read.) 

(10)  Unfinished  business. 

(11)  New  business. 

3.  Literary  program  from  Yearbook. 


FORM  OF  SERVICE  FOR  INSTALLATION  OF 

OFFICERS. 

(The  officers  to  be  installed  should  be  seated  together  at  the 
front  and  the  members  of  the  auxiliary  seated  in  a  body  im¬ 
mediately  in  their  rear.  If  this  is  a  public  service,  the  space 
thus  occupied  may  be  separated  from  the  congregation  by  white 
ribbons  or  flowers.  It  is  desirable  that  the  pastor,  the  District 
Secretary,  or  some  Conference  officer  conduct  the  service.  If 
they  cannot  be  present,  let  a  member  of  the  auxiliary  be  ap¬ 
pointed  to  act  as  leader.  At  the  close  the  officers  shall  take 
their  places  and  proceed  with  the  business  or  program.) 

Hymn,  “Something  for  Jesus.”  (No.  349,  Hymnal.) 

Prayer  by  pastor  or  leader. 

Leader  (facing  auxiliary  and  congregation).  The  Woman’s 

Missionary  Auxiliary  of  the  -  Methodist  Church  of  - 

has  duly  elected  for  the  ensuing  year  the  following  officers,  who 
will  take  their  places  as  their  names  are  called,  preparatory  to 
their  installation. 

[As  the  leader  calls  distinctly  the  name  of  each  office  and  officer, 
those  newly  elected  come  forward  and  take  their  places  in  front 
of  chancel  railing  or  facing  leader.] 

Leader.  The  members  of  the  auxiliary  will  please  rise. 

[Each  member  rises  and  stands  in  her  place.] 

Leader.  The  object  of  this  auxiliary  shall  be  to  hasten  the  com¬ 
ing  of  the  kingdom  of  God  in  the  United  States  and  non-Chris¬ 
tian  lands  by  enlisting  the  women,  young  people,  and  children 


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in  a  study  of  the  needs  of  the  world  and  in  active  missionary 
service,  by  raising  funds  for  the  evangelization  of  mission  fields 
at  home  and  abroad,  for  the  maintenance  of  institutions  under 
the  care  of  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Council,  and  for  the  better¬ 
ment  of  civic  and  social  conditions  everywhere.  The  success 
of  this  organization  depends  upon  the  faithful  performance  of 
duty  by  the  individual  member.  Competent  officers  count  for 
much,  but  they  cannot  accomplish  any  great  results  without 
your  loyal  support. 

That  you  may  be  enabled  more  clearly  to  heed  the  great  world 
cry,  that  you  may  be  enabled  more  fully  to  know  the  world-wide 
need,  that  you  may  be  enabled  more  humbly  and  worthily  to  be 
indeed  a  disciple  of  Christ,  a  factor  in  the  redemption  of  our 
world  which  he  came  to  save,  “I  beseech  you,  therefore,  breth¬ 
ren,  by  the  mercies  of  God,  that  ye  present  your  bodies  a  living 
sacrifice,  holy,  acceptable  unto  God,  which  is  your  reasonable 
service.”  (Rom.  xii.  1.) 

Officers  and  Members.  “Teach  me  thy  way,  O  Lord;  I  will  walk 
in  thy  truth:  unite  my  heart  to  fear  thy  name.”  (Ps.  lxxxvi. 
11.) 

Leader.  “For  it  is  God  which  worketh  in  you  both  to  will  and 
to  do  of  his  good  pleasure.”  (Phil.  ii.  13.) 

Officers  and  Members.  “For  we  are  his  workmanship,  created 
in  Christ  Jesus  unto  good  works.”  (Eph.  ii.  10.) 

Leader.  “And  whatsoever  ye  do,  in  word  or  deed,  do  all  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  giving  thanks  to  God  and  the  Father 
by  him.”  (Col.  iii.  17.) 

Officers  and  Members.  “My  meat  is  to  do  the  will  of  him  that 
sent  me,  and  to  finish  his  work.”  (John  iv.  34.) 

Leader.  Members  of  the  auxiliary  will  please  be  seated. 

Leader.  As  the  members  of  this  body  have  willingly  and  prayer¬ 
fully  assumed  personal  interest  and  responsibility  toward  the 
accomplishment  of  the  end  whereunto  you  are  called,  thereby 
signifying  their  determination  to  uphold  your  hands,  as  they 
have  honored  you  with  the  privilege  of  service;  therefore  it  is 
fitting  that  certain  duties  are  now  incumbent  upon  you  as  officers 
of  this  auxiliary. 

[The  leader  shall  here  read  sections  of  By-Laws  defining  duties 
of  officers.] 

Leader.  And  now,  therefore,  “If  any  of  you  lack  wisdom,  let 


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him  ask  of  God,  that  giveth  to  all  men  liberally,  and  upbraideth 
not;  and  it  shall  be  given  him.”  (Jas.  i.  5.) 

Officers.  “Not  that  we  are  sufficient  of  ourselves  to  think  any¬ 
thing  as  of  ourselves;  but  our  sufficiency  is  of  God.”  (2  Cor. 
iii.  5.) 

Leader.  “Ye  have  not  chosen  me,  but  I  have  chosen  you,  and 
ordained  you,  that  ye  should  go  and  bring  forth  fruit,  and  that 
your  fruit  should  remain.”  (John  xv.  16.) 

Officers .  “I  can  do  all  things  through  Christ  which  strength- 
eneth  me.”  (Phil.  iv.  13.) 

Leader.  “Now  therefore  go,  and  I  will  be  with  thy  mouth,  and 
teach  thee  what  thou  shalt  say.”  (Ex.  iv.  12.) 

Officers.  “I  will  go  in  the  strength  of  the  Lord  God:  I  will 
make  mention  of  thy  righteousness,  even  of  thine  only.”  (Ps. 
Ixxi.  16.) 

Leader.  “Be  ye  clean,  that  bear  the  vessels  of  the  Lord.  For 
ye  shall  not  go  out  with  haste,  nor  go  by  flight:  for  the  Lord 
will  go  before  you;  and  the  God  of  Israel  Avill  be  your  rearward.” 
(Isa.  Iii.  11,  12.) 

Leader.  The  members  of  the  auxiliary  will  please  stand. 

[As  the  members  rise  and  stand  in  their  places,  the  officers 
turn  and  face  them,  and  all  repeat:] 

Officers  and  Members.  “So  we,  being  many,  are  one  body  in 
Christ,  and  every  one  members  one  of  another.”  (Rom.  xii.  5.) 

[While  officers  and  members  remain  standing,  facing  each 
other,  the  leader  reads  from  the  Bible  Ephesians  iii.  14-21.] 

Leader.  The  congregation  will  please  rise  and  unite  with  us 
in  singing,  “Christ  for  the  world  we  sing;  the  world  to  Christ 
we  bring  with  loving  zeal.”  (No.  635,  Hymnal.) 

[Note. — This  service,  properly  conducted,  should  consume  from 
fifteen  to  twenty  minutes.  The  abridgment  of  it  is  left  to  the 
discretion  of  the  auxiliary.] 


STANDARD  OF  EXCELLENCE  FOR  THE  HONOR 

ROLL. 


Adult  Missionary  Society. 


x 


-T*T  p  F  s  y  -J  /  -  _  V  .:  -' 

......  Credits 

1.  Each  new  member  enrolled _ -. . . ... -A. . -v. v.\ . ......  1 

2.  An  average  attendance  at  each  monthly  meeting  equal  to 


one-half  of  the  membership . . 


HELPS  FOR  MISSIONARY  SOCIETIES . 


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Credits 

3.  Dues  paid  in  full  and  Conference  Expense  Fund  paid  by 


each  member .  10 

4.  Conference  pledge  paid  in  full . .  10 


5.  Monthly  Bulletin  presented — program  on  the  monthly  topic 

and  prayers  for  the  work  and  workers  once  a  month _  5 

6.  Subscribers  to  the  Missionary  Voice  equal  to  one-half  the 


membership  .  5 

7.  Week  of  Prayer  observed .  5 

8.  Young  people’s  societies  organized  by  First  Vice  President.  10 

9.  Children  organized  under  Second  Vice  President: 

( a )  Baby  Division . . .  5 

(&)  Junior  Division .  5 

10.  Bible  study  class .  5 

11.  Mission  study  class .  5 

12.  All  reports  mailed  to  Conference  officers  by  the  first  day 

of  each  quarter .  5 

13.  Regular  work  done  by  Social  Service  Committee .  10 

14.  Representation  at  annual  and  district  meetings .  10 


(Any  auxiliary  whose  reports  show  that  it  is  entitled  to  eighty- 
five  credits  will  be  placed  on  the  Honor  Roll.  Keep  this  list  and 
send  to  the  District  Secretary  at  the  close  of  the  last  quarter  of 
the  year.) 

Young  People’s  Missionary  Society. 

Credits 


1.  Each  Mission  Study  Class .  10 

2.  Each  Bible  Study  Class . ' .  10 

3.  Prompt  and  accurate  quarterly  reports .  10 

4.  One  delegate  to  Annual  Conference  meeting .  10 

5.  Two  delegates  to  district  meeting .  10 

6.  Each  new  member .  1 

Finances. 

Membership  offering  paid  for  every  member .  20 

Contribution  to  Council  Pledge .  10 

Retirement  and  Relief  Fund  paid . . . .  10 

Conference  Expense  Fund  paid .  10 


(An  auxiliary  must  have  a  total  of  at  least  ninety-one  credits 
in  order  to  be  given  a  place  on  the  Roll  of  Honor.  Each  auxiliary 
attaining  this  standard  by  the  end  of  the  year  will  be  awarded  a 
ribbon  bearing  the  words  “Roll  of  Honor.”) 


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HELPS  FOR  MISSIONARY  SOCIETIES. 


Children’s  Missionary  Society. 


Junior  Division. 


Credits 


Ten  per  cent  increase  in  membership . . .  10 

Average  attendance  at  each  meeting  of  one-half  the  member¬ 
ship  .  10 

Regular  monthly  offering  by  each  member .  10 

Pledge  paid  in  full .  10 

Each  mission  study  class . 10 

One  subscriber  to  Young  Christian  Worker  for  every  three 

members  . . 10 

Week  of  Prayer  observed .  10 

Daily  Bible  study  pledged  by  fifty  per  cent  of  membership .  10 

Promotion  exercise  from  Baby  Division  to  Junior  Division. ...  10 
Promotion  exercise  from  Junior  Division  to  Young  People’s 
Society .  10 


(At  the  close  of  the  year  the  auxiliary  Second  Vice  President 
will  sum  up  the  credits.  If  eighty  or  more  credits  are  made,  a 
report  of  this  must  be  made  to  the  Conference  Second  Vice  Presi¬ 
dent,  who  will  furnish  for  the  first  year  an  Honor  Roll  Certificate. 
For  each  of  the  three  successive  years  that  the  society  makes  the 
necessary  number  of  points  the  Conference  Second  Vice  President 
will  supply  seals  to  be  attached  to  this  certificate.) 


SUGGESTIONS  FOR  THE  PRESIDENT. 

1.  Remember  that  the  conduct  of  a  missionary  society  should 
always  be  in  accordance  with  parliamentary  rules  found  in  this 
book  (page  9). 

2.  Know  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  so  that  the  auxiliary 
may  not  be  led  into  things  which  may  appeal  to  the  emotions, 
but  which  are  unauthorized  enterprises. 

3.  Keep  informed  about  all  the  missionary  work  of  the  Wom¬ 
an’s  Missionary  Council  and  be  ready  to  encourage  an  increas¬ 
ing  intelligence  and  liberality  among  all  the  members.  A  ca¬ 
pable,  active,  vigorous,  and  ingenious  President  is  a  constant 
stimulus  to  the  membership. 

4.  Be  regular  and  prompt  in  holding  the  monthly  meetings, 
having  a  j fixed  time  and  place.  Study  the  program  of  that  meet- 


HELPS  FOR  MISSIONARY  SOCIETIES. 


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ing.  Also  be  familiar  with  all  literature  published  on  the  monthly 
topic  in  the  Yearbook. 

Committees. 

The  Executive  Meeting. 

5.  Every  auxiliary  should  hold  an  Executive  Committee  meet¬ 
ing  at  the  close  of  each  quarter  or,  if  possible,  each  month. 
Have  reports  of  officers  given  and  compared,  so  that  uniform 
reports  will  reach  the  Conference  officers  promptly.  Note  the 
strong  and  the  weak  points  in  the  work.  Plan  carefully  for 
the  next  quarter  with  a  view  to  strengthening  all  the  weak 
places.  Adopt  some  definite  plan  for  collections.  The  use  of  the 
envelopes  is  recommended.  Decide  upon  what  committees  are 
necessary  for  the  best  conduct  of  the  work.  The  following  com¬ 
mittees  are  important  and,  if  agreed  upon,  should  be  nominated 
by  the  Executive  Committee : 

Membership  Committee. — Let  the  slogan  be:  “Enlist  every  wom¬ 
an  in  the  Church  in  mission  work.”  The  members  of  the  commit¬ 
tee  should  have  a  list  of  every  family  in  the  Church  and  should 
secure  from  the  pastor  names  of  all  new  members.  They  should 
plan  in  a  systematic  way  to  give  every  woman  and  young  person 
a  cordial  invitation  to  join  the  auxiliaries.  Keep  in  touch  with 
new  members  and  those  who  should  become  members,  visit  them, 
write  to  them  and  send  them  literature. 

In  the  making  of  the  missionary  program  it  is  well  to  have  a 
definite  aim  and  to  work  to  that  aim.  Material  for  the  programs 
outlined  in  the  Yearbook  is  provided  in  leaflet  form  as  well  as 
in  articles  in  the  Missionary  Voice,  so  there  is  never  a  lack  of 
suitable  information  on  those  topics. 

Occasionally  it  is  well  to  have  as  many  members  as  possible 
take  part  in  the  program.  Divide  and  subdivide  topics,  having 
three-minute  talks  from  six  or  seven  members  rather  than  a 
twenty-minute  talk  from  one  person.  Try  to  give  every  one 
something  to  do.  Many  a  timid  woman  will  consent  to  make  a 
two-minute  talk  who  could  not  be  induced  to  make  an  address 
or  write  a  lengthy  article. 

Posters  and  Charts. 

Posters  and  charts  are  among  the  most  valuable  aids  to  the 
missionary  society.  They  serve  to  arouse  interest  in  the  work. 
Attractive  announcements  of  meetings  placed  in  the  vestibule 
1* 


i8  HELPS  FOR  MISSIONARY  SOCIETIES. 

and  Sunday  school  rooms  of  the  church,  striking  missionary 
mottoes,  charts  of  statistics  (using  only  a  few  on  each  chart), 
pictures,  with  a  few  facts  concerning  our  institutions  and  work¬ 
ers,  etc.,  will  help  to  create  a  missionary  atmosphere.  They  im¬ 
press  the  lesson  of  the  missionary  society.  In  order  to  do  this 
effectively  they  should  be  in  line  with  the  topic  of  the  program. 
Posters  utilize  the  talent  of  the  individual  members  of  an  aux¬ 
iliary.  There  are  often  members  who  can  contribute  to  the 
work  in  this  way  who  do  not  feel  that  they  can  give  a  talk, 
write  a  paper,  teach  a  mission  study  class,  etc.  The  best  leader 
uses  all  the  talent  at  her  command. 

It  should  be  remembered  that  success  is  not  dependent  upon  a 
high  class  of  art  work.  Posters  and  charts  should  be  neat  and 
strikingly  arranged,  so  that  figures  and  facts  stand  out  boldly. 
They  should  also  be  well  displayed.  This  work  may  well  be  in 
charge  of  a  subcommittee  of  the  program  committee. 

Place  of  Meeting. 

In  planning  for  social  pleasures  and  club  meetings,  homes  are 
thrown  open,  decorated,  and  beautified  in  every  possible  way  to 
lend  charm  and  distinction  and  make  the  function  a  success.  Is 
this  true  of  the  missionary  meetings?  Is  it  not  often  just  the 
reverse?  Let  us  give  more  thought  to  the  appearance  of  the 
room  where  missionary  meetings  are  held.  Have  them  com¬ 
fortable,  well  lighted,  well  ventilated,  bright  with  flowers,  maps, 
curios,  mottoes,  pictures,  posters,  thoughts  from  master  mission¬ 
aries,  charts,  and  other  accessories  that  will  prove  eloquent  ap¬ 
peals  for  missions. 

Music. 

Give  special  time  and  thought  to  the  music  for  each  meeting. 
Let  the  songs  be  appropriate.  Occasionally  get  some  one  to  tell 
briefly  the  story  of  the  hymn  selected — the  circumstances  under 
which  it  was  written  or  some  historic  occasion  when  it  was 
sung.  (See  annotated  edition  of  our  Methodist  Hymnal,  also  the 
chapter  entitled  “Music  in  the  Missionary  Meeting”  in  Belle  M. 
Brain’s  matchless  book,  “Holding  the  Ropes.”)  Some  hymns  are 
more  effective  if  sung  antiphonally.  This  is  especially  true  of 
“Watchman,  tell  us  of  the  night.”  Sing  it  that  way  occasionally. 


HELPS  FOR  MISSIONARY  SOCIETIES. 


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SUGGESTIONS  FOR  FIRST  VICE  PRESIDENT. 

Aim:  A  young  people’s  missionary  society  in  every  Church 
where  there  are  as  many  as  six  young  people  between  the  ages 
of  fourteen  and  twenty-two. 

Motto:  “Loyalty  to  Christ.” 

Watchword:  “Each  one  win  one.” 

“The  First  Vice  President  shall  be  responsible  for  the  organi¬ 
zation  of  the  young  people’s  society  and  shall  develop  and  direct 
its  work.  She  shall  send  reports  when  required  by  the  First 
Vice  President  of  the  Conference.” 

1.  When  you  were  elected  First  Vice  President  of  the  Adult 
Auxiliary  it  was  to  do  one  specific  work,  to  direct  the  organized 
young  people  of  the  Church  in  their  missionary  activities.  If 
the  young  people  are  not  already  organized,  write  at  once  to 
your  Conference  First  Vice  President  for  blanks  and  explana¬ 
tory  leaflets  telling  the  best  way  to  organize.  New  organiza¬ 
tions  should  be  reported  at  once  to  the  Conference  First  Vice 
President  and  to  the  District  Secretary. 

2.  Be  governed  by  the  age  of  the  young  people  in  the  amount 
of  assistance  rendered  in  the  management  of  the  society.  Teach 
the  members  to  do  all  of  the  work  they  can  themselves.  Care¬ 
fully  study  with  them  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  on  which 
their  organization  is  based  and  personally  conduct  a  drill  on  the 
same  early  in  the  year.  The  suggestions  made  in  this  booklet 
for  Adult  Auxiliary  Superintendents  apply  also  to  the  Superin¬ 
tendents  in  the  young  people’s  auxiliary  and  should  be  given 
careful  attention. 

3.  The  Executive  Committee  meeting  at  the  close  of  each  quar¬ 
ter  is  of  vital  importance  and  should  never  be  omitted.  At  this 
meeting  the  reports  of  the  officers  are  compared  and  made  ready 
to  send  off,  and  the  work  of  the  next  quarter  is  planned. 

4.  See  that  the  First  Vice  President,  the  Corresponding  Secre¬ 
tary,  and  the  Treasurer  send  accurate  reports  to  the  Conference 
and  district  officers  as  required  by  the  By-Laws  for  the  Young 
People’s  Auxiliaries.  These  reports  should  be  sent  on  the  first 
day  of  April,  July,  October,  and  January.  All  money  should  be 
sent  directly  to  the  Conference  Treasurer,  and  the  report  should 
specify  particularly  the  amounts  for  membership  fees,  for  the 
Conference  expense  fund,  for  the  retirement  and  relief  funds, 
and  for  the  pledges  for  foreign  and  home  work. 


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HELPS  FOR  MISSIONARY  SOCIETIES . 


5.  Officers  are  to  be  elected  annually  at  the  December  meeting 
of  the  society  and  a  list  of  the  names  sent  at  once  to  the  District 
Secretary.  The  January  meeting  of  each  year  is  the  pledge 
meeting,  at  which  time  the  auxiliary  decides  the  amount  it  will 
give  during  the  year  to  the  work  which  the  Council  asks  the 
young  people  to  finance.  The  subject  of  Christian  stewardship 
should  be  presented  and  information  given  about  the  special 
objects  of  the  pledge. 

6.  One  afternoon  during  the  Week  of  Prayer  is  given  to  the 
young  people.  A  special  program  is  prepared  for  the  meeting, 
and  it  is  earnestly  desired  that  every  auxiliary  observe  this  day. 

The  Friday  before  Easter  has  been  set  by  the  Council  as  a  day 
of  special  prayer  for  volunteers  for  both  home  and  foreign  fields. 

At  least  one  public  rally  service  for  young  people,  of  which  the 
young  people  have  charge,  should  be  held  each  year. 

Pastors  and  others  interested  in  young  life  may  be  invited  to 
give  short  talks. 

Encourage  and  urge  our  young  people  to  send  representatives 
to  the  various  missionary  assemblies  for  young  people. 

7.  An  attractive  yearbook  of  programs  is  provided  for  use  at 
the  monthly  meetings.  One  copy  is  sent  free  to  each  auxiliary; 
others  should  be  purchased,  so  that  each  member  may  have  one. 
Price,  two  for  5  cents,  or  25  cents  per  dozen.  Order  them  in 
December  so  as  to  have  them  for  the  first  meeting  of  the  new 
year.  Use  the  leaflets  issued  each  month  and  the  material  in 
the  Voice  for  preparing  the  programs.  Special  leaflets  on  plans 
and  methods  will  be  sent  quarterly  through  the  Conference  First 
Vice  President.  The  items  in  the  Bulletin  should  be  presented 
briefly  each  month;  helpful  charts  on  the  work  may  be  pur¬ 
chased;  suggestive  posters  may  easily  be  made. 

8.  October  is  the  month  in  which  to  organize  mission  study 
classes.  All  classes  and  the  books  to  be  studied  should  be  re¬ 
ported  to  Mrs.  H.  R.  Steele,  810  Broadway,  Nashville,  Tenn.  The 
Home  Base  Secretary  will  send  free  to  those  in  charge  of  such 
classes  “Suggestions  for  Leaders”  and  other  helpful  leaflets  to 
be  used  in  the  study. 

9.  A  pin  significant  of  the  aims  of  the  young  people’s  mission¬ 
ary  society  has  been  provided  and  placed  on  sale  at  a  low  price. 
It  will  add  to  the  spirit  of  any  auxiliary  if  the  members  wear 
the  missionary  pin.  Pennants  may  also  be  made  or  purchased. 


HELPS  FOR  MISSIONARY  SOCIETIES. 


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A  descriptive  leaflet  will  tell  you  how  to  make  one,  or  you  may 
buy  one. 

10.  Try  to  reach  the  Standard  of  Excellence  adopted  by  the 
Council  for  the  Young  People’s  Missionary  Auxiliaries,  so  that 
your  society  may  have  a  place  on  the  Roll  of  Honor. 

The  record  is  to  be  kept  in  the  auxiliary,  and  the  number  of 
points  attained  is  to  be  reported  by  the  Young  People’s  First  Vice 
President  to-  the  Conference  First  Vice  President. 

A  verse  for  all  First  Vice  Presidents:  “Whatsoever  he  saith 
unto  you,  do  it.” 


SUGGESTIONS  FOR  SECOND  VICE  PRESIDENT. 

The  auxiliary  Second  Vice  President  shall  have  charge  of  the 
Children’s  Missionary  Auxiliary.  It  shall  be  her  first  duty  to 
notify  the  Conference  Second  Vice  President  of  her  election,  giv¬ 
ing  her  name  and  address  and  the  name  of  her  auxiliary.  If 
there  is  no  Children’s  Auxiliary  in  the  Church,  she  should  en¬ 
deavor  to  effect  an  organization,  and  she  shall  report  new  organi¬ 
zations  promptly  to  the  Conference  Second  Vice  President  and  to 
the  District  Secretary. 

The  Children’s  Auxiliary  has  two  divisions — Baby  and  Junior. 
In  many  places  only  one  of  these  divisions  has  been  organized, 
and  in  such  cases  it  becomes  the  duty  of  the  Second  Vice  Presi¬ 
dent  to  organize  the  other  division. 

The  Auxiliary  Second  Vice  President  shall  have  careful  over¬ 
sight  of  all  meetings  and  shall  allow  the  children  as  far  as  possi¬ 
ble  to  conduct  the  programs  and  the  work  of  the  auxiliary.  She 
shall  also  seek  to  increase  interest  in  the  children’s  work  by 
seeing  that  it  is  properly  reported  and  represented  by  delegates 
at  district  meetings.  She  shall  stress  systematic  giving  and  shall 
carefully  instruct  the  children  as  to  the  value  of  money  as  an 
agency  for  good,  and  shall  seek  the  cooperation  of  the  mothers 
in  order  to  secure  intelligent  and  generous  giving  on  the  part  of 
the  children. 

The  Auxiliary  Second  Vice  President  shall  direct  the  work  of 
study  and  publicity  among  the  children,  and  whenever  practicable 
she  shall  organize  mission  study  classes  and  encourage  definite 
and  systematic  Bible  study.  The  work  of  the  Publicity  Superin¬ 
tendent  should  also  be  emphasized  in  the  children’s  auxiliary. 


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HELPS  FOR  MISSIONARY  SOCIETIES. 


Baby  Division. 

Every  child  in  the  Church  under  six  years  of  age  is  entitled 
to  membership  in  the  Baby  Division.  Names  are  to  be  enrolled 
upon  the  payment  of  twenty-five  cents,  and  all  names  should  be 
carefully  kept  in  a  Baby  Division  Roll  Book  showing  dates  of 
birth  and  enrollment.  Each  member  should  be  given  a  certificate 
of  membership  and  a  mite  box.  The  enrollment  fee  is  paid  hut 
once  during  the  six  years,  and  if  a  child  should  move  from  one 
place  to  another  the  membership  certificate  will  serve  as  a  trans¬ 
fer.  Members  of  the  Baby  Division  should  be  remembered  on 
such  special  occasions  as  birthdays,  Easter,  Christmas,  etc.,  with 
cards  or  some  thoughtful,  loving  message. 

Meetings  and  Promotions. — Meetings  for  the  Baby  Division 
should  be  held  quarterly.  When  members  of  the  Baby  Division 
reach  the  age  of  six  years  they  shall  be  promoted  to  the  Junior 
Division,  each  receiving  a  promotion  certificate. 

Junior  Division. 

The  Auxiliary  Second  Vice  President  has  charge  of  the  Junior 
Division,  and  she  should  enlist  all  the  children  of  the  Church 
between  the  ages  of  six  and  fourteen  years.  Daily  prayer  and 
service  and  a  stated  monthly  offering  shall  constitute  the  basis 
of  membership  in  the  Junior  Division. 

Meetings. — There  should  be  two  regular  monthly  meetings  to 
conduct  the  business  of  the  auxiliary  and  to  follow  the  prescribed 
lines  of  study.  There  should  also  be  frequent  special  meetings, 
such  as  mite  box  openings,  rallies,  etc. 

Reports. 

The  Auxiliary  Second  Vice  President  shall  send  prompt  and 
accurate  reports  at  the  close  of  each  quarter  to  the  Conference 
Second  Vice  President. 

Supplies. 

A  list  of  supplies  essential  to  the  Auxiliary  Second  Vice  Presi¬ 
dent  in  her  work  will  be  furnished  upon  application.  All  leaflets, 
mite  boxes,  curios,  etc.,  may  be  ordered  from  the  Home  Base 
Secretary,  810  Broadway,  Nashville,  Tenn. 


helps  for  missionary  societies. 


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SUGGESTIONS  FOR  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  STUDY 

AND  PUBLICITY. 

A  mission  study  class  in  every  auxiliary — adult, 
young  people’s,  children’s. 

A  knowledge  of  God’s  word  through  systematic 
Bible  study. 

A  missionary  propaganda  in  our  Conference  jour¬ 
nals.  News  of  the  woman’s  work  in  Church  and 
secular  papers. 


OUR  AIM: 


i 


Duties  of  Auxiliary  Superintendent. 

The  Superintendent  of  Study  and  Publicity  shall  promote 
mission  study  and  Bible  study  and  shall  be  responsible  for  the 
dissemination  of  missionary  news  through  the  columns  of  our 
Church  and  secular  papers. 

Mission  Study. 

The  Superintendent  of  Study  and  Publicity  shall  urge  the  im¬ 
portance  of  mission  study  and  shall  induce  as  many  as  possible 
to  join  in  the  study  of  the  books  in  the  regular  course.  She 
shall  endeavor  to  enlist  the  women  and  girls  outside  the  aux¬ 
iliary  in  the  mission  study  classes  and  to  interest  them  in  sys¬ 
tematic  Bible  study.  The  study  of  each  new  book  should  be 
reported  to  the  Conference  Superintendent  of  Study  and  Pub¬ 
licity  and  reported  by  card  to  the  Educational  Secretary.  The 
Superintendent  should  urge  the  use  of  the  enrollment  cards,  as 
it  is  necessary  that  the  Educational  Secretary  shall  have  a  record 
of  the  books  that  are  being  used  and  the  number  of  women  and 
children  studying  each  book.  The  Superintendent  shall  urge 
mission  study  classes  and  the  use  of  the  enrollment  cards  in 
young  people’s  and  children’s  auxiliaries.  She  shall  arrange 
for  a  public  meeting  at  the  close  of  the  study  of  each  book,  using 
for  the  programs  the  material  gathered  in  the  study  and  em¬ 
phasizing  plans  and  methods  that  were  found  helpful.  She 
should  ask  the  pastor  or  some  one  interested  in  the  study  of 
missions  to  present  the  subject  before  the  congregation. 

A  pamphlet  of  helps  for  each  book  in  the  study  course  may 
be  secured  from  the  Home  Base  Secretary  for  ten  cents.  A  pack¬ 
age  of  leaflets  bearing  upon  the  subject  of  study  and  upon  mis¬ 
sion  study  plans  and  methods  may  be  secured  from  the  Home 


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Base  Secretary  for  ten  cents.  In  ordering  helps  for  leaders  be 
sure  to  give  the  name  of  the  book  being  studied. 

Bible  Study. 

The  Auxiliary  Superintendent  shall  endeavor  to  interest  the 
women  and  girls  in  the  auxiliaries  in  systematic  Bible  study 
and  to  organize  Bible  study  classes.  Neighborhood  and  interde¬ 
nominational  classes  for  Bible  study  have  been  found  helpful  in 
many  localities  and  have  stimulated  the  social  as  well  as  the  re¬ 
ligious  life  of  the  Church. 

Where  there  are  organized  study  classes  there  shall  be  three 
study  courses  during  the  year,  one  in  Bible  study,  one  in  foreign 
missions,  and  one  in  home  missions. 

The  enrollment  card  should  be  filled  out  and  mailed  to  the  Ed¬ 
ucational  Secretary,  810  Broadway,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Publicity. 

Realizing  the  power  of  the  press  and  the  wonderful  oppor¬ 
tunity  afforded  by  the  printed  page,  the  Auxiliary  Superintend¬ 
ent  should  secure  a  small  amount  of  space  in  the  secular  paper 
of  her  county  or  city  and  use  it  for  the  publication  of  interest¬ 
ing  missionary  news  items.  She  should  use  in  her  column  items 
found  in  the  Bulletin  and  other  missionary  periodicals,  as  well 
as  Conference  and  local  news,  always  giving  due  recognition 
to  items  touching  local  conditions.  The  same  rules  applying 
to  Conference  publicity  work  apply  here  with  even  more  force — 
always  short  paragraphs,  driving  straight  to  the  point. 

The  Auxiliary  Superintendent  shall  be  responsible  for  the 
presentation  of  the  Bulletin  and  other  missionary  information 
in  the  auxiliary  meetings.  The  facts  chosen  for  presentation 
should  be  told  or  illustrated  rather  than  read.  This  can  and 
should  be  made  one  of  the  most  interesting  parts  of  the  aux¬ 
iliary  meeting. 

Additional  Duties. 

In  addition  to  the  promotion  of  mission  study,  Bible  study, 
and  publicity,  the  Auxiliary  Superintendent  shall 

1.  Urge  the  importance  of  a  good  missionary  library. 

2.  Cooperate  with  the  Conference  Superintendent  and  District 
Secretary  in  securing  circulating  libraries  and  induce  the  auxil¬ 
iary  to  use  freely  the  books  of  the  same. 


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3.  Stress  the  importance  of  intercessory  prayer  and  form 
prayer  circles  among  the  members  of  her  Church. 

4.  Plan  for  a  mission  study  campaign  the  first  week  in  October. 
Send  to  the  Home  Base  Secretary  for  prospectus  and  general 
leaflet  on  the  value  of  mission  study,  its  results,  etc.;  then  make 
a  canvass  of  the  members,  securing  the  names  of  all  who  will 
join  the  study. 

5.  Try  to  secure  at  least  one  woman  from  her  auxiliary  to 
attend  some  one  of  the  summer  Conferences  where  leaders  of 
mission  study  and  Bible  study  classes  are  trained. 

The  Auxiliary  Superintendent  should  make  every  possible 
effort  to  be  regular  and  punctual  in  her  work.  She  should  write 
to  the  Conference  Superintendent  as  soon  as  she  is  elected, 
telling  her  of  the  conditions  of  the  department  in  her  auxiliary 
and  asking  for  counsel  and  advice. 

Reports. 

Prompt  and  accurate  reports  should  be  sent  to  the  Conference 
Superintendent  not  later  than  the  first  day  of  April,  July, 
October,  and  January.  This  is  most  important,  as  from  these 
reports  the  Conference  Superintendent  makes  her  report  to  the 
Educational  Secretary. 


SUGGESTIONS  FOR  SUPERINTENDENTS  OF 

SOCIAL  SERVICE. 

I.  Constitutional  Provisions  for  Social  Service. 

From  the  Constitution  for  Adult  Auxiliaries,  By-Law  8:  "The 
Superintendent  of  Social  Service  shall  stimulate  and  direct  the 
study  and  investigation  of  social  questions  and  shall  seek  to 
bring  about  social  reforms.  She  shall  report  quarterly  to  the 
Conference  Superintendent  of  Social  Service.” 

From  the  Constitution  for  Young  People’s  Auxiliaries,  By-Law 
7:  "The  Superintendent  of  Social  Service  shall  have  charge  of 
the  social  service  studies  issued  by  the  Council.  She  shall  co¬ 
operate  in  the  social  service  movements  of  her  Church  and  com¬ 
munity.  She  shall  report  quarterly  on  the  first  day  of  January, 
April,  July,  and  October  to  the  Conference  Superintendent  of 
Social  Service.” 

From  the  Constitution  for  Children’s  Societies,  By-Law  7: 


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“The  Superintendent  of  Social  Service  shall  assist  in  carrying 
out  such  lines  of  social  service  study  and  activity  as  are  sent 
out  by  the  Council.” 

By  making  official  connections  is  meant  to  get  in  touch  and 
keep  in  touch  with  the  Superintendent  of  Social  Service  in  your 
Conference.  Having  been  elected  to  this  office,  the  Auxiliary 
Superintendent  should  at  once  secure  the  name  and  address  of 
the  Conference  Superintendent  of  Social  Service  and  then  write 
to  her,  giving  her  own  name  and  address  in  full  and  asking  for 
instruction  as  to  her  duties.  It  is  from  the  Conference  Super¬ 
intendent  that  the  social  service  leaflets  and  studies  prepared  by 
the  Council  will  come,  and  from  here  also  will  come  the  report 
blanks  that  are  to  be  returned  each  quarter  on  the  first  of  April, 
July,  October,  and  January.  From  her  also  will  come  the  op¬ 
portunity  to  get  in  touch  by  correspondence  with  other  Auxiliary 
Superintendents  of  the  same  work.  No  Auxiliary  Superintend¬ 
ent  can  work  effectively  without  this  close  touch  with  her  Con¬ 
ference  officer. 

3.  Chairmanship  of  Auxiliary  Social  Service  Committee. 

The  Superintendent  of  Social  Service  of  the  auxiliary  is,  by 
virtue  of  her  office.  Chairman  of  the  Social  Service  Committee 
of  the  auxiliary.  This  committee  should  be  nominated  by  the 
Superintendent  of  Social  Service  and  confirmed  by  the  auxiliary. 
The  committee  should  consist  of  as  many  members  as  local  con¬ 
ditions  require.  There  should  be  at  least  three.  In  large  aux¬ 
iliaries  as  many  as  twelve  might  not  be  too  many,  especially  if 
the  work  is  divided  among  subcommittees.  This  committee 
should  be  chosen  in  January  and  should  serve  for  the  entire  year. 
Those  women  should  be  selected  as  members  who  are  interested 
in  movements  for  community  righteousness  and  who,  by  reason 
of  some  advantage  (such  as  being  a  mother  with  growing  chil¬ 
dren,  a  teacher,  a  wife  of  a  public  official,  or  having  experience 
in  club  work  or  friendly  visiting),  can  serve  effectively. 

4.  Cooperation  with  the  Young  People  and  Children . 

The  Superintendent  of  Social  Service  should  also  feel  the  re¬ 
sponsibility  of  cooperating  with  the  same  officer  of  the  young 
people’s  auxiliary  and  with  the  leader  of  the  children.  Plans  for 
social  service  work  should  include  these  other  groups  of  the 
same  Church. 


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II.  The  Work  of  the  Social  Service  Committee. 

1.  General  Statement. 

The  Social  Service  Committee  is  responsible  for  all  the  social 
service  work  of  the  auxiliary.  It  should  hold  as  many  meetings 
as  are  necessary  to  make  the  work  vital  in  the  life  of  the  aux¬ 
iliary.  At  least  two  a  quarter  would  seem  indispensable. 

2.  Social  Service  Quarterly  Studies  and  Meetings. 

The  first  duty  of  the  committee  is  to  meet  as  early  in  each 
quarter  as  is  possible — i.  e.,  as  soon  as  the  new  social  service 
leaflet  and  questionnaire  arrive — in  order  to  study  over  and  dis¬ 
cuss  together  the  topic  for  the  quarter  with  a  view  to  presenting 
it  in  the  best  way  to  the  auxiliary.  The  questions  should  be 
divided  up  among  the  different  members  of  the  committee,  that 
each  may  investigate  a  part  of  them.  Conference  Superintend¬ 
ents  stand  ready  to  help  auxiliary  committees  in  making  this 
investigation.  Toward  the  close  of  the  quarter  the  members 
should  come  together  again  and  map  out  the  program  for  the 
service  quarterly  meeting.  The  program  should  be  based  upon 
(1)  what  they  themselves ’have  found  out,  (2)  on  the  material  in 
the  leaflet,  and  (3)  on  the  material  in  the  Voice.  (The  foreign 
side  of  the  topic  will  usually  be  treated  in  the  Voice.)  The 
program  should  always  be  treated  from  the  foreign  as  well  as 
the  home  viewpoint.  The  material  for  the  children  is  in  the 
Young  Christian  Worker. 

The  committee  should  not  only  decide  upon  the  program,  but 
should  decide  upon  the  one  or  two  things  that  they  think  the 
auxiliary  should  do  as  a  direct  result  of  this  study  and  have 
that  also  ready  to  present.  Any  decision  regarding  action 
should  be  voted  upon  by  the  auxiliary,  and  the  auxiliary  should 
make  plans  to  carry  it  out.  Outside  speakers  may  be  brought 
into  the  meeting,  and  in  every  way  the  topic  should  be  made 
vital.  The  Social  Service  Superintendent  herself  may  preside 
or  have  the  different  members  of  her  committee  preside  in  turn. 

7.  A  Word  of  Caution  to  Social  Service  Committees. 

Social  service  work  presents  wonderful  opportunities  for  serv¬ 
ice  which  are  very  appealing  to  all  our  women.  For  this  very 
reason  there  is  danger  of  our  committees  attempting  too  much 
at  the  expense  of  doing  any  one  thing  thoroughly.  The  commit- 


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tees  should  hold  closely  to  the  activities  called  for  in  the  report 
blanks  and  see  that  they  are  thoroughly  done.  It  might  be  wise 
to  consult  the  Conference  and  Council  Superintendents  of  Social 
Service  before  entering  upon  any  other  activities.  The  first  es¬ 
sential  is  to  do  the  required  things,  and  the  report  blank,  and 
these  instructions  indicate  what  they  are. 


SUGGESTIONS  FOR  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF 

SUPPLIES. 

Auxiliaries  or  Churches  may  send  boxes  of  supplies  to  needy 
preachers  within  the  bounds  of  their  own  or  other  Conferences 
and  to  mission  schools  and  institutions  under  the  direction  of 
the  Council  in  the  home  or  foreign  fields,  or  under  the  direction 
of  Conference  Boards. 

If  any  auxiliary  or  Church  desires  to  send  a  box,  the  Auxiliary 
Superintendent  of  Supplies  should  communicate  with  the  Con¬ 
ference  Superintendent  of  Supplies,  giving  her  own  name  and 
address  and  the  name  of  the  auxiliary,  the  Church,  and  the  dis¬ 
trict.  She  will  receive  in  reply  a  form  containing  all  necessary 
information  regarding  sizes,  measurements,  and  special  needs. 
As  soon  as  the  box  is  sent,  the  fact  should  be  reported  to  the 
Conference  Superintendent  of  Supplies.  Any  money  sent  in  con¬ 
nection  with  this  department  should  also  be  sent  through  the 
Superintendent. 

Careful  attention  to  these  directions  will  avoid  confusion  and 
insure  credit  to  the  auxiliary  in  the  report  of  its  supplies. 


SUGGESTIONS  FOR  THE  CORRESPONDING 

SECRETARY. 

No  auxiliary  can  reach  its  highest  point  of  excellence  with¬ 
out  a  Corresponding  Secretary  who  knows  her  duties  and  under¬ 
takes  them  conscientiously  and  earnestly.  She  must  be  faithful 
in  every  detail,  counting  no  part  of  her  obligation  too  small  to 
do  well  and  promptly.  She  should  know  the  fields  of  work  in 
which  the  Mission  Board  is  operating  and  be  informed  in  the 
special  lines  of  work  of  her  Conference,  her  town,  her  Church, 
and  her- auxiliary. 


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The  Vital  Line. 

Let  it  be  said  here  and  with  all  emphasis  possible  that  she  is 
the  channel  of  communication  between  the  auxiliary,  the  dis¬ 
trict,  and  the  Conference.  Through  her  must  come  the  knowl¬ 
edge  concerning  her  auxiliary  that  the  District  Secretary  and 
the  Conference  Corresponding  Secretary  must  have  in  order  that 
they  may  be  furnished  for  their  respective  lines  of  work.  Through 
her  they  must  send  the  knowledge  of  Conference  and  Council 
movements  that  shall  keep  her  auxiliary  in  close  touch  with 
the  work  at  large.  She  is  verily  the  connecting  link,  the  chan¬ 
nel,  the  point  of  contact,  and  upon  her  sense  of  obligation  and 
her  faithfulness  depends  much  of  the  growth  of  her  auxiliary. 

Christian  Stewardship. 

It  is  the  duty  of  the  Corresponding  Secretary  to  inform  her¬ 
self  concerning  the  Scriptural  basis  of  stewardship  and  to  se¬ 
cure  and  distribute  literature  on  the  subject.  She  shall  pre¬ 
sent  the  subject  of  Christian  stewardship  at  least  once  a  quar¬ 
ter  and  shall  institute  plans  for  systematic  giving  of  prayer, 
service,  and  money. 

Reports. 

“The  Corresponding  Secretary  shall  conduct  the  correspond¬ 
ence  of  the  society  and  send  to  the  District  Secretaries  full 
reports  by  the  first  day  of  each  quarter.  She  shall  also  send 
annually  to  the  District  Secretaries  and  Conference  Correspond¬ 
ing  Secretaries  the  names  and  addresses  of  the  officers  of  the 
auxiliary.  She  shall  send  her  book  to  the  district  meeting  for 
examination.”  If  the  importance  of  promptness  and  accuracy 
could  be  understood  and  appreciated,  it  would  mean  a  large 
gain  to-  the  work.  If  the  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  small¬ 
est  auxiliary  fails  to  send  her  report  at  the  appointed  time, 
her  failure  renders  imperfect  the  report  of  the  Conference 
Corresponding  Secretary,  which,  in  turn,  mars  the  quarterly 
and  annual  reports  of  the  Home  Base  Secretary  of  the  Woman’s 
Missionary  Council.  A  final  word  on  reports  would  be:  Let 
them  be  in  full.  It  is  one  thing  to  partially  fill  out  a  blank 
and  mail  it  to  the  District  Secretary;  it  is  quite  another  thing 
to  have  ready  the  facts  that  will  be  needed  in  order  to  give 
the  desired  information,  and  carefully  answer  each  question.  She 
should  always  sign  her  full  name,  give  her  address,  and  write  out 
the  name  of  the  auxiliary. 


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SUGGESTIONS  FOR  THE  RECORDING 

SECRETARY. 

The  Recording  Secretary  shall  keep  a  record  of  the  regular 
and  called  meetings  and  see  that  each  meeting  is  properly  an¬ 
nounced.  The  recording  of  the  minutes  of  a  meeting  is  often 
of  much  more  importance  than  is  at  first  apparent.  They  are 
the  journal  as  well  as  the  official  record  of  the  society  and 
should  contain  all  resolutions,  motions,  and  amendments;  and 
therefore  great  care  should  he  taken  to  have  them  correct  and 
accurately  recorded  after  they  have  been  approved  and  signed 
by  the  President  and  Recording  Secretary. 

As  the  meetings  of  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Society  are  de¬ 
signed  to  extend  missionary  knowledge  as  well  as  to  transact 
business,  the  Secretary  can  make  her  minutes  such  a  pleasing 
feature  of  the  meeting  that  members  coming  too  late  to  hear 
them  read  will  feel  that  they  have  lost  the  best  part  of  the 
meeting. 

Meetings  should  be  announced  in  time  from  the  pulpit,  in  the 
Sunday  school,  and  in  the  daily  papers,  but  not  so  long  in  ad¬ 
vance  that  the  day  and  hour  are  likely  to  be  forgotten.  Some 
Recording  Secretaries  send  postals  or  telephone  announcements 
to  members  afflicted  with  treacherous  memories. 


SUGGESTIONS  FOR  THE  TREASURER. 

The  office  of  Auxiliary  Treasurer  is  one  of  the  most  important, 
for  on  her  fidelity  the  success  or  failure  of  the  work  largely  rests. 

The  duty  of  the  Treasurer,  as  defined  in  the  By-Laws,  is  as 
follows : 

“The  Treasurer  shall  collect  all  moneys  of  the  auxiliary,  keep 
an  account  of  the  same,  and  make  an  itemized  report  monthly 
to  the  auxiliary.  She  shall  remit  to  the  Conference  Treasurer 
on  the  first  of  April,  July,  October,  and  January,  giving  an  item¬ 
ized  statement  of  the  amount,  a  duplicate  of  the  same  to  be  fur¬ 
nished  the  Auxiliary  Corresponding  Secretary.  The  books  of 
the  Treasurer  shall  be  audited  annually.” 

Read  carefully  “Instructions  in  Regard  to  Funds,”  on  page  32. 

Aside  from  merely  collecting  the  money,  the  Treasurer  should 
be  able  to  do  inspirational  work  by  way  of  educating  in  Chris- 


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tian  stewardship  and  explaining  the  different  funds  and  their 
uses  she  should  encourage  giving  as  a  privilege  and  not  as  a 

burden. 

The  accurate,  up-to-date  Treasurer  will  be  instant  in  season 
and  out  of  season,  collecting  all  funds  quarterly,  such  as  dues, 
Conference  expense  funds,  pledges,  and  specials;  and  then  will 
promptly  make  her  report  to  the  Conference  Treasurer,  stating 
clearly  the  amount  of  each  particular  fund,  and  in  case  of  scholar¬ 
ships  and  Bible  women  always  giving  the  name  of  the  one  being 
supported  and  also  the  name  of  the  individual  or  organization 
furnishing  the  money  and  the  field  to  which  it  is  to  be  sent. 

“To  pray  and  to  pay”  are  faith  and  works,  the  very  founda¬ 
tion  stones  of  our  great  organization. 


SUGGESTIONS  FOR  THE  AGENT  OF  THE 
MISSIONARY  VOICE. 

The  Agent  should  strive  to  place  the  paper  in  every  family  in 
the  Church.  One  pastor  was  so  determined  to  achieve  this  large 
result  that  he  gave  the  basket  collection  on  a  certain  auspicious 
occasion  as  a  starting  fund  to  place  the  Voice  in  homes  where 
the  family  was  too  poor  to  pay  fifty  cents  a  year.  With  this 
fund  as  a  basis,  he  laid  upon  his  Woman’s  Missionary  Society 
and  his  missionary  committee  the  responsibility  of  seeing  that 
no  home  in  the  Church  lacked  the  paper. 

One  model  Agent,  who  did  not  have  so  much  help  from  her 
pastor,  secured  from  him  a  list  of  all  the  members  of  the  Church 
and  took  time  to  go  from  home  to  home,  carrying  a  copy  of  the 
Voice  with  her  and  calling  attention  to  its  excellencies.  She  suc¬ 
ceeded  in  enlisting  a  large  proportion  of  the  entire  membership. 

Another,  not  satisfied  with  merely  securing  subscribers,  made 
it  a  part  of  her  business  to  interest  the  subscribers  in  reading 
their  paper  by  calling  attention  to  special  articles  that  would 
interest  various  individuals  and  by  having  some  little  selection 
from  the  current  number  ready  to  read  at  monthly  meetings  of 
Adult  or  Young  People’s  Auxiliaries,  at  prayer  meeting,  and  at 
Sunday  school. 

Another  organized  a  Missionary  Voice  Club  to  meet  once  a 
month.  The  program  was  arranged  from  the  current  number 
of  the  Voice  and  a  social  time  insured.  This  venture  proved  so 
successful  that  it  became  the  “social  event”  of  the  town. 


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No  member  of  the  society  has  a  larger  opportunity  for  useful¬ 
ness  than  the  Agent  of  the  Missionary  Voice ,  for  she  truly  may 
“prepare  the  way  of  the  Lord.” 


SUGGESTIONS  FOR  AUXILIARY  MEMBERS. 

1.  Members  should  attend  every  meeting  of  the  auxiliary  in  a 
spirit  of  prayer. 

2.  Members  should  be  present  at  the  hour  appointed  for  the 
meeting  and  should  remain  to  the  close  of  the  session,  if  possible. 

3.  Each  member  should  put  her  best  mental  and  spiritual  ef¬ 
forts  into  the  preparation  of  any  duty  assigned  to  her. 

4.  All  dues  and  all  special  offerings  should  be  paid  promptly, 
remembering  that  the  failure  of  members  to  pay  their  moneys 
quarterly  affects  the  finances  of  the  Board,  causing  deficits  and 
incurring  unnecessary  interest. 

5.  Each  member  of  an  auxiliary  should  try  to  interest  others 
and  to  increase  the  membership.  Each  woman  should  have  a 
prayer  list,  including  the  missionary  workers,  schools,  etc. 

6.  Each  member  should  realize  that  the  success  of  the  Woman’s 
Missionary  Society  depends  upon  the  faithful  performance  of 
duty  by  the  members.  Competent  officers  count  for  much,  but 
they  cannot  accomplish  any  great  results  without  the  loyal  sup¬ 
port  of  the  members. 

7.  Each  member  should  give  loyal,  enthusiastic  service. 


INSTRUCTIONS  IN  REGARD  TO  FUNDS. 

The  moneys  of  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Society  may  be  classi¬ 
fied  as  follows: 

1.  Dues. 

2.  Life  memberships. 

3.  Pledge. 

4.  Specials. 

5.  Relief  and  Retirement  Fund. 

6.  Memorial  funds. 

7.  Annuity  and  endowment  funds. 

8.  Conference  Expense  Fund. 

9.  City  missions. 

10.  Local  funds. 


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Dues. 

The  dues  in  the  Adult  Auxiliary  are  twenty  cents  a  month, 
$2.40  a  year.  The  dues  are  to  be  used  for  the  maintenance  of 
the  general  work,  such  as  schools,  hospitals,  missions,  immigrant 
work,  etc.  No  part  of  the  dues  can  be  retained  in  the  auxiliary 
or  Conference  for  local  expense. 

The  moneys  for  both  the  Young  People’s  and  Children’s  Aux¬ 
iliaries  are  used  for  objects  designated  at  the  annual  meeting  of 
the  Woman’s  Missionary  Council. 

Life  Memberships. 

A  person  may  become  a  life  member  of  the  Adult  Auxiliary  by 
paying  $25  for  that  specific  purpose,  an  honorary  life  member  by 
the  payment  of  $100,  and  an  honorary  life  patron  by  paying  $300. 

A  person  may  become  a  life  member  of  the  Young  People’s 
Auxiliary  by  paying  $15  for  that  specific  purpose. 

A  person  may  become  a  life  member  of  the  Junior  Division 
of  the  Children’s  Auxiliary  by  paying  $10  for  that  specific  pur¬ 
pose.  A  person  may  become  a  life  member  of  the  Baby  Division 
of  the  Children’s  Auxiliary  by  paying  $5  for  that  specific  purpose. 

Pledge. 

The  dues  have  never  been  adequate  for  the  support  of  the 
work,  and  each  member  of  the  auxiliary  is  asked  to  make  an 
additional  contribution  for  its  maintenance  and  extension.  These 
contributions  are  called  the  pledge. 

These  pledges  and  the  dues  form  the  basis  of  the  appropriation 
made  by  the  Council  for  the  support  of  the  work,  and  it  is  very 
necessary  that  each  auxiliary  secure  a  pledge  from  each  member 
if  the  total  amount  is  to  be  adequate.  The  pledges  should  be 
taken  at  the  January  meeting,  though  continuous  effort  should 
be  made  throughout  the  year  to  reach  all  the  members.  Cards 
are  provided  for  taking  the  pledge,  and  these  may  be  obtained 
free  in  any  number  desired  from  the  Home  Base  Secretary.  Do 
not  wait  until  time  for  the  meeting  to  order. 

The  auxiliary  pledges  for  the  year  should  be  reported  to  the 
District  Secretary,  who  should  report  them  at  the  annual  meeting 
of  the  Conference.  The  total  pledge  of  each  Conference  should 
be  reported  by  the  Conference  Secretary  or  alternate  at  the  Coun¬ 
cil  meeting. 

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Mite  box  money,  Easter  offerings,  and  thank  offerings  (not 
Week  of  Prayer)  are  a  part  of  the  pledge  and  should  be  so  re¬ 
ported. 

The  support  of  a  student  by  a  scholarship — of  a  worker,  as  a 
missionary,  deaconess,  a  native  teacher  or  Bible  woman,  or  of 
some  specific  work,  as  a  school  or  settlement — may  be  assigned 
to  an  individual,  an  auxiliary,  a  district,  or  a  Conference,  and 
money  received  in  this  way  may  be  included  in  the  pledge. 
This  is  done  for  the  purpose  of  giving  the  donors  a  closer  touch 
with  the  work.  The  assignment  should  be  made  by  the  Adminis¬ 
trative  Secretaries  of  the  Home  and  Foreign  Departments.  These 
assignments  must  always  he  'for  some  work  included  in  the  ap¬ 
propriations  made  hy  the  Council. 

Specials. 

Specials  are  funds  directed  by  the  donors  to  some  particular 
object  not  included  in  the  regular  appropriations  of  the  Council. 
The  amounts  may  be  paid  by  individuals,  Churches,  districts,  or 
Conferences. 

The  money  for  these  specials  should  be  sent  to  the  Conference 
Treasurer,  clearly  designated,  so  it  can  be  sent  by  the  Council 
Treasurer  to  the  person  or  object  for  whom  it  was  given.  The 
Conference  Secretary  and  Treasurer  should  be  consulted  when  a 
special  is  undertaken  and  when  one  is  discontinued. 

These  specials  cannot  be  located  in  the  foreign  field  until  the 
full  amount  of  money  is  in  the  hands  of  the  Treasurer  of  the 
Woman’s  Missionary  Council.  It  is  sent  to  the  field  the  next 
quarter  after  it  is  received. 

Specials  may  be  undertaken  through  correspondence  with  the 
Administrative  Secretaries  of  the  Home  and  Foreign  Departments. 
When  a  special  is  discontinued  the  council  treasurer  and  the 
Administrative  Secretaries  should  be  notified. 

YVeek  of  Prayer. 

The  special  objects  for  which  the  Week  of  Prayer  money  is 
used  are  designated  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Woman’s  Mis¬ 
sionary  Council.  • 

Relief  and  Retirement  Fund. 

Each  member  is  asked  to  pay  ten  cents  a  year  toward  the 
Relief  and  Retirement  Fund.  All  Memorial  Roll  moneys  shall 


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be  added  to  this  fund.  This  is  a  vested  fund,  the  interest  of 
which  is  to  he  used  for  the  relief  of  the  sick  and  superannuated 
missionaries  and  deaconesses. 

Memorial  Funds. 

Names  may  be  placed  on  the  Memorial  Roll  by  gifts  for  that 
specific  purpose — $25  for  adults,  $15  for  young  people,  and  $10 
for  children. 

Annuity  and  Endowment  Funds. 

Annuities. — The  annuity  plan  is  an  arrangement  by  which  a 
person  who  desires  to  give  money  to  the  cause  may,  during  her 
-  lifetime,  receive  some  income  from  the  gift.  The  money  is  paid 
into  the  treasury  of  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Council,  and  the 
donor  receives  interest  during  her  lifetime,  payable  January  1 
and  July  1.  Persons  desiring  to  invest  money  in  this  way  should 
write  to  the  Administrative  Secretary  of  the  department  for  which 
the  money  is  given.  She  will  then  receive  a  certificate  which  is 
a  guarantee  of  the  interest. 

Endowments. — Some  persons  are  especially  interested  in  certain 
institutions  and  desire  to  give  money  for  their  endowment.  This 
money  is  a  vested  fund,  and  the  interest  is  paid  regularly  for 
the  support  of  a  department  of  work  or  the  institution  that  is 
endowed. 

Conference  Expense  Fund. 

Each  Conference  is  allowed  to  fix  an  amount  that  will  be  asked 
of  each  member  for  the  purpose  of  meeting  the  expenses  of  the 
Conference  Society,  such  as  the  travel  of  the  Conference  officers, 
the  holding  of  district  meetings,  paying  for  postage  and  stationery, 
and  the  purchase  of  leaflets  and  other  literature.  This  fund  is 
known  as  the  Conference  Expense  Fund  and  should  be  empha¬ 
sized  in  each  auxiliary,  as  dues  and  pledges  are  not  allowed  to 
be  used  for  local  expenses. 

City  Missions. 

Where  a  city  mission  board  exists  in  a  community  each  aux¬ 
iliary  which  has  representatives  on  the  board  is  pledged  to  bear 
a  pro  rata  of  the  expenses.  This  pledge  is  raised  by  voluntary 
gifts,  not  necessarily  from  members  of  the  auxiliary,  but  from 
the  Church  membership  and  outsiders  who  may  be  interested. 
The  amount  spent  for  current  expenses  is  reported  to  the  Con¬ 
ference  and  Board  Treasurers  on  a  voucher  prepared  for  the 


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purpose.  The  Woman’s  Missionary  Council  makes  an  appropria¬ 
tion  of  ten  per  cent  if  as  much  as  $720  is  reported  by  voucher. 

Local  Funds. 

As  conditions  vary  in  different  communities,  each  auxiliary 
must  fix  its  own  method  of  financing  its  local  work,  and  funds 
shall  be  raised  as  the  auxiliary  directs. 

Distribution  of  Funds. 

All  undirected  funds  will  be  divided  by  the  Council  Treasurer 
and  forty  per  cent  used  for  the  support  of  the  home  mission 
work  and  sixty  per  cent  for  the  use  of  the  foreign  mission  work. 

Remittances. 

All  moneys,  save  the  city  mission  money,  must  be  sent  each 
quarter  to  the  Conference  Treasurer,  who  in  turn  sends  them  to 
the  Council  Treasurer.  Specials  should  be  plainly  marked. 

Conference  Expense  Funds  shall  be  kept  in  the  Conference 
Treasury. 

Remember  that  the  Council  Treasurer  closes  her  books  on  the 
twentieth  of  the  first  month  of  each  quarter.  Be  prompt. 


LITERATURE  AND  SUPPLIES. 

The  intelligent  use  of  the  literature  is  a  mighty  force  in  the 
great  missionary  enterprise  of  to-day.  The  Woman’s  Missionary 
Council  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  publishes  and 
handles  a  complete  assortment  of  all  the  literature  necessary  for 
the  conduct  of  the  work. 

All  supplies,  except  mission  study  books,  shall  be  ordered  from 
the  Home  Base  Secretary,  810  Broadway,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Mission  study  books  shall  be  ordered  from  Smith  &  Lamar,  810 
Broadway,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Books. 

“Why  and  How.”  A  history  of  the  Home  Mission  Society 
written  in  story  form  for  children  and  young  people.  By  Mary 
Helm.  Price,  30  cents. 

“A  Beautiful  Gem.”  The  heart  story  of  a  Chinese  girl,  the 
first  graduate  from  the  Laura  Haygood  Memorial.  Written  by 
Janie  Watkins.  Price,  50  cents. 


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“In  Bethany  House.”  By  Mary  Elizabeth  Smith.  Price,  $1.25. 

“The  Days  of  June.”  By  Mary  Culler  White.  Price,  50  cents. 

“Pokjumie.”  A  Korean  story.  By  Ellasue  Wagner.  Price, 
50  cents. 

“Kim  Su  Bang.”  A  Korean  story.  By  Ellasue  Wagner.  Price, 
50  cents. 

“Religion  in  Social  Action.”  By  Graham  Taylor.  Price,  $1.25. 

Leaflets. 

Leaflets  to  be  used  in  carrying  out  the  programs  of  the  regular 
monthly  meetings  of  the  auxiliaries  are  sent  to  the  Conference 
Corresponding  Secretary  (or  to  some  one  selected  by  the  Con¬ 
ference)  for  distribution  to  the  auxiliaries  at  the  beginning  of 
each  quarter.  Any  adult  auxiliary  failing  to  receive  the  leaflets 
should  notify  the  District  Secretary.  The  literature  for  the 
young  people  and  children  is  distributed  by  the  Conference  First 
and  Second  Vice  Presidents  in  most  Conferences,  and  they  should 
be  notified  of  any  failure  to  receive  it.  A  request  direct  to  the 
Home  Base  Secretary  will  always  secure  a  supply  of  this  litera¬ 
ture.  These  leaflets  for  the  monthly  meetings  are  issued  free 
of  cost. 

Besides  the  monthly  leaflets,  a  supply  of  good  leaflets  relating 
to  the  different  departments  and  phases  of  work  and  to  the  in¬ 
stitutions  and  workers  of  the  Council  in  every  field  is  kept  on 
hand.  Also  the  most  attractive  leaflets  of  other  boards  are  kept 
in  stock.  A  supply  of  these  special  leaflets  selected  with  reference 
to  any  field  or  subject  may  be  had  from  the  Home  Base  Secre¬ 
tary  for  ten  cents.  In  selecting  these  consult  the  catalogue  of 
publications. 

Mission  Study  Books. 

The  list  of  mission  and  Bible  study  books,  with  prices,  may 
be  obtained  from  the  Home  Base  Secretary. 

A  booklet  containing  suggestions  for  leaders  for  mission  study 
classes  is  prepared  for  each  book  in  the  course  and  is  furnished 
with  leaflets  appropriate  to  the  subject  for  ten  cents. 

The  Missionary  Voice. 

This  is  the  authorized  organ  of  the  Board  of  Missions.  It 
contains  news  from  the  home  and  foreign  fields,  discussions  of 
world  movements  and  approved  plans  of  work,  also  helpful  mate- 


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rial  to  be  used  in  connection  with  the  missionary  meeting.  Price, 
50  cents  a  year.  Address  the  Missionary  Voice ,  810  Broadway, 
Nashville,  Tenn. 

The  Young  Christian  Worker. 

This  is  the  missionary  publication  for  the  children,  published 
by  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Council.  It  is  filled  with  bright  and 
attractive  missionary  stories  and  information  and  with  material 
to  be  used  in  connection  with  the  missionary  meeting.  Price, 
25  cents  a  year.  Address  Young  Christian  Worker ,  810  Broad¬ 
way,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

The  Bulletin. 

This  is  a  monthly  publication  giving  the  latest  news  and 
facts  concerning  all  the  work  of  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Council. 
The  Bulletins  are  sent  to  the  Conference  Study  and  Publicity 
Superintendents,  who  in  turn  distribute  them  to  the  auxiliaries 
in  their  Conferences. 

Organization  Material. 

All  supplies  necessary  for  the  organization  of  a  missionary 
society  can  be  had  upon  application  to  the  Home  Base  Secretary. 
Postage  should  accompany  request. 

“Helps  for  Missionary  Societies.” 

This  booklet  contains  all  information  necessary  for  the  organi¬ 
zation  and  conduct  of  a  missionary  society.  Each  newly  organ¬ 
ized  adult  society  is  entitled  to  two  copies  and  each  young  peo¬ 
ple’s  and  children’s  society  to  one  copy  free  of  charge.  Addi¬ 
tional  copies  may  be  had  for  five  cents  each,  or  fifty  cents  a  dozen. 

For  convenience,  the  duties  of  officers  are  published  in  leaflet 
form  and  may  be  had  upon  application.  Postage  should  accom¬ 
pany  request. 

The  Yearbook. 

One  copy  of  this  booklet,  containing  outline  programs  for  the 
adult  auxiliary  meetings,  is  furnished  at  the  beginning  of  the 
year  to  each  auxiliary.  Additional  copies  may  be  had  at  the 
rate  of  five  cents  each,  or  forty  cents  per  dozen.  Yearbooks 
are  also  prepared  for  the  young  people  and  children  and  fur¬ 
nished  to  each  auxiliary.  Additional  copies  for  the  young  people 
may  be  had  at  two  for  five  cents,  or  twenty-five  cents  a  dozen. 


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Material  for  working  out  these  programs  is  contained  in  the 
monthly  leaflets,  in  the  Voice,  and  in  the  Young  Christian  Worker, 

Record  and  Report  Books. 

Each  adult,  young  people’s,  and  children’s  society  should  have 
a  set  (two)  of  Record  and  Report  Books. 

1.  A  Treasurer’s  book. 

2.  A  Record  and  Report  Book  containing  on  perforated  sheets 
report  blanks  for  each  of  the  officers  except  the  Treasurer. 

Council  Minutes. 

As  soon  as  possible  after  the  Council  meeting  each  auxiliary 
will  be  furnished  one  or  more  copies  of  the  Council  Minutes. 
This  publication  contains  a  record  of  all  legislation  enacted,  be¬ 
sides  a  full  report  from  each  missionary  and  deaconess  appointed 
by  the  Council.  A  careful  study  of  its  contents  should  be  made 
by  each  society.  Additional  copies  may  be  had  for  10  cents. 

Maps. 

Consult  Catalogue  of  Supplies. 

Catalogue  of  Publications  and  Supplies. 

This  contains  a  detailed  list  of  all  missionary  literature  in 
stock  and  may  be  had  upon  application. 


CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS  FOR  ADULT 

AUXILIARIES. 

Constitution. 

Any  number  of  women  may  form  an  Adult  Society  auxiliary 
to  the  Conference  Woman’s  Missionary  Society  by  adopting  the 
following  Constitution  and  By-Laws  and  electing  the  officers 
therein  provided: 

1.  This  society  shall  be  called  the  Woman’s  Missionary  So¬ 
ciety  of  the  -  Church,  auxiliary  to  -  Conference  Society 

of  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Council  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  South. 

2.  The  object  of  this  auxiliary  shall  be  to  hasten  the  coming 
of  the  kingdom  of  God  throughout  the  world  by  enlisting  the 


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women,  young  people,  and  children  in  a  study  of  the  needs  of 
the  world  and  in  active  missionary  service;  by  raising  funds  for 
the  evangelization  of  mission  fields  at  home  and  abroad,  for 
the  maintenance  of  the  institutions  under  the  care  of  the  Wom¬ 
an’s  Missionary  Council,  and  for  the  betterment  of  civic  and 
social  conditions. 

3.  Any  one  may  become  a  member  of  this  auxiliary  by  giving 
prayer,  service,  and  a  contribution  to  the  annual  auxiliary  budget. 
The  auxiliary  shall  assume  the  responsibility  of  the  payment  of 
a  budget,  the  total  amount  of  which  shall  include  annual  dues  of 
$2.40  per  member,  a  contribution  to  the  Conference  Expense  Fund 
from  each  member,  and  to  the  Retirement  and  Relief  Fund  from 
each  member,  and  a  pledge  from  the  auxiliary.  The  dues,  pledge, 
and  any  other  undirected  funds  shall  be  prorated  by  the  Council, 
forty  per  cent  for  the  home  and  sixty  per  cent  for  the  foreign 
work.  Opportunities  shall  be  given  for  offerings  to  be  directed 
by  individual  donors  for  the  support  of  special  work.  Th#se 
special  offerings  by  individuals  shall  not  be  prorated. 

4.  Any  one  may  become  a  life  member  of  the  auxiliary  by  the 
payment  of  twenty-five  dollars,  an  honorary  life  member  by  the 
payment  of  one  hundred  dollars,  and  an  honorary  life  patron 
by  the  payment  of  three  hundred  dollars,  provided  the  money 
be  paid  for  that  special  purpose.  It  shall  not  be  included  in 
the  pledge  nor  in  any  special  assumed  by  individuals  or  that 
has  been  assigned  to  the  auxiliary.  Such  membership  should 
be  considered  as  an  honor  and  should  not  release  the  holders 
from  the  obligations  of  active  membership. 

5.  A  name  may  be  placed  upon  the  Memorial  Roll  by  the  gift 
of  $25  for  that  specific  purpose. 

6.  Every  auxiliary  member  shall  pay  toward  the  Relief  and 
Retirement  Fund  and  the  Conference  Expense  Fund. 

7.  The  auxiliary  shall  carry  on  local  -work,  which  shall  consist 
of  the  care  of  the  parsonage  and  the  charity  work  of  the  Church. 
This  work  may  be  done  through  a  committee,  the  funds  to  be 
raised  as  the  auxiliary  directs. 

8.  The  officers  of  the  auxiliary  shall  be  a  President,  two  Vice 
Presidents,  a  Corresponding  Secretary,  a  Recording  Secretary, 
a  Treasurer,  an  Assistant  Treasurer,  and  Superintendents  of 
Study  and  Publicity,  of  Social  Service,  and  of  Supplies.  These 
officers  shall  constitute  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  aux¬ 
iliary. 


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9.  The  auxiliary  shall  hold  one  or  more  meetings  during  the 
month  for  the  transaction  of  business  and  for  the  study  of  the 
work.  The  first  regular  monthly  meeting  of  the  year  shall  be 
devoted  to  the  consideration  of  plans  and  financial  pledges  for 
the  new  year  and  to  the  installation  of  officers.  At  the  last  busi¬ 
ness  meeting  of  the  fiscal  year  the  annual  election  of  officers 
shall  be  held. 

By-Laws. 

1.  The  President  shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the  auxiliary 
and  shall  actively  advance  its  interests.  In  her  absence  one  of 
the  Vice  Presidents  shall  assume  her  duties. 

2.  The  First  Vice  President  shall  be  responsible  for  the  organi¬ 
zation  of  the  Young  People’s  Auxiliary  and  shall  develop  and 
direct  its  work.  She  shall  send  reports  when  required  by  the 
First  Vice  President  of  the  Conference. 

The  Second  Vice  President  shall  develop  and  direct  the  work 
of  the  children’s  auxiliary.  She  shall  send  a  quarterly  report 
to  the  Second  Vice  President  of  the  Conference. 

3.  The  Corresponding  Secretary  shall  conduct  the  correspond¬ 
ence  of  the  auxiliary  and  shall  promote  Christian  stewardship. 
She  shall  send  to  the  District  Secretary  full  reports  by  the  first 
of  January,  April,  July,  and  October.  She  shall  also  send  to  the 
District  Secretary  and  Conference  Corresponding  Secretary  the 
names  and  addresses  of  all  newly  elected  officers  of  the  auxiliary. 
She  shall  send  her  books  to  the  district  meeting  for  examina¬ 
tion. 

4.  The  Recording  Secretary  shall  keep  a  record  of  the  regular 
and  called  meetings  and  see  that  each  meeting  is  properly  an¬ 
nounced. 

5.  The  Treasurer  shall  collect  all  moneys  of  the  auxiliary, 
keep  an  account  of  the  same,  and  make  an  itemized  report 
monthly  to  the  auxiliary.  She  shall  remit  to  the  Conference 
Treasurer  on  the  first  of  January,  April,  July,  and  October, 
giving  an  itemized  statement  of  the  amount,  a  duplicate  of  the 
same  to  be  furnished  the  Auxiliary  Corresponding  Secretary. 
The  books  of  the  Treasurer  shall  be  audited  annually. 

6.  The  Assistant  Treasurer  shall  have  charge  of  local  funds. 
She  shall  make  a  monthly  report  to  the  auxiliary,  and  she  shall 
furnish  the  Treasurer  a  quarterly  statement  to  be  included  in 
her  report.  She  shall'  pay  out  money  from  the  local  treasury 


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only  upon  an  order  signed  by  both  the  President  of  the  auxiliary 
and  the  chairman  of  the  local  committee. 

The  auxiliary  as  a  society  shall  not  assume  obligation  for  the 
assistance  or  support  of  outside  organizations,  such  as  orphan¬ 
ages,  hospitals,  travelers’  aids,  Y.  W.  C.  A.,  etc. 

7.  The  Superintendent  of  Study  and  Publicity  shall  be  re¬ 
sponsible  for  the  organization  of  mission  study  and  Bible  study 
classes  and  prayer  circles  and  for  the  dissemination  of  mission¬ 
ary  information  through  the  Church  and  secular  press.  She 
shall  report  quarterly  to  the  Conference  Superintendent  of  Study 
and  Publicity. 

8.  The  Superintendent  of  Social  Service  shall  stimulate  and 
direct  the  study  and  investigation  of  social  questions  and  shall 
seek  to  bring  about  social  reforms.  She  shall  report  quarterly 
to  the  Conference  Superintendent  of  Social  Service. 

9.  The  Superintendent  of  Supplies  shall  superintend  the  send¬ 
ing  of  boxes  and  necessary  supplies  to  ministers  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  South,  and  to  institutions  in  the  home  and 
foreign  fields  under  the  direction  of  the  Council.  She  shall  re¬ 
port  each  box  sent  and  its  value  to  the  Conference  Superintend¬ 
ent  of  Supplies. 

10.  The  Vice  Presidents,  Secretary,  Treasurer,  and  Superintend¬ 
ents  shall  make  written  reports  at  the  regular  meetings. 


CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS  FOR  YOUNG 
PEOPLE’S  AUXILIARIES. 

Constitution. 

1.  This  auxiliary  shall  be  called  the  Young  People’s  Society 

of - Church,  auxiliary  to - Conference  Society  of  the  Wom¬ 

an’s  Missionary  Council,  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South. 

2.  The  object  of  this  auxiliary  shall  be  to  hasten  the  coming 
of  the  kingdom  of  God  throughout  the  world  by  enlisting  the 
young  people  in  active  missionary  service,  by  raising  funds  for 
the  evangelization  of  mission  fields  at  home  and  abroad,  for  the 
maintenance  of  the  institutions  under  the  care  of  the  Woman’s 
Missionary  Council,  and  for  the  betterment  of  civic  and  social 
conditions. 

3.  Any  one  between  the  ages  of  fourteen  and  twenty-one  may 
become  a  member  of  the  auxiliary  by  giving  regularly  prayer. 


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service,  and  a  stated  offering  monthly  or  quarterly.  Each  mem¬ 
ber  shall  be  asked  to  make  an  offering  for  the  maintenance  or 
extension  of  such  objects  of  work  in  the  home  and  foreign  fields 
as  are  assigned  to  the  young  people  by  the  Council.  Such  funds 
shall  constitute  the  pledge  of  the  auxiliary. 

Membership  funds  and  pledges  shall  be  prorated  by  the  Coun¬ 
cil  Treasurer — forty  per  cent  for  the  home  and  sixty  per  cent 
for  the  foreign  work. 

Each  member  shall  be  expected  to  contribute  to  the  Retirement 
and  Relief  Fund  and  to  the  Conference  Expense  Fund. 

4.  Any  one  may  become  a  life  member  of  the  auxiliary  by  the 
payment  of  fifteen  dollars,  provided  the  money  be  paid  for  that 
special  purpose.  It  shall  not  be  included  in  the  pledge  nor  in 
any  special  assumed  by  individuals  or  that  has  been  assigned 
to  the  auxiliary. 

5.  A  name  may  be  placed  upon  the  Memorial  Roll  by  the  gift 
of  fifteen  dollars  for  that  specific  purpose. 

6.  The  officers  of  the  auxiliary  shall  be  a  President,  two  Vice 
Presidents,  a  Corresponding  Secretary,  a  Recording  Secretary, 
a  Treasurer,  and  the  Superintendents  of  Study  and  Publicity, 
of  Social  Service,  and  of  Supplies. 

7.  The  auxiliary  shall  hold  one  or  more  meetings  during  the 
month  for  the  transaction  of  business  and  for  the  study  of  the 
work.  At  the  last  meeting  of  the  fiscal  year  there  shall  be  the 
annual  election  of  officers.  At  the  following  meeting  there  shall 
be  a  full  report  of  the  year’s  work,  installation  of  officers,  and 
consideration  of  plans  for  work  and  financial  pledges  for  the 
new  year. 

By-Laws. 

1.  The  President  shall  preside  at  the  meeting  of  the  auxiliary 
and  shall  in  every  way  advance  its  interests.  In  the  absence  of 
the  President  one  of  the  Vice  Presidents  shall  preside. 

2.  The  First  Vice  President  shall  keep  in  touch  with  the  First 
Vice  President  of  the  Conference  and  shall  report  to  her  quarter¬ 
ly  the  full  scope  of  the  work. 

The  Second  Vice  President  shall  assist  the  Second  Vice  Presi¬ 
dent  of  the  Adult  Auxiliary  in  superintending  the  Children’s 
Auxiliary. 

3.  The  Corresponding  Secretary  shall  conduct  the  correspond¬ 
ence  of  the  auxiliary  and  shall  promote  Christian  stewardship. 


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She  shall  report  the  full  scope  of  the  work  quarterly  to  the  Dis¬ 
trict  Secretary,  to  whom  she  shall  send  the  names  and  addresses 
of  the  newly  elected  officers. 

4.  The  Recording  Secretary  shall  keep  a  record  of  the  regular 
and  called  meetings  and  shall  see  that  each  meeting  is  properly 
announced. 

5.  The  Treasurer  shall  collect  all  funds  of  the  auxiliary,  keep¬ 
ing  a  ledger  account  of  the  same,  and  remit  to  the  Conference 
Treasurer  on  the  first  of  January,  April,  July,  and  October. 

6.  The  Superintendent  of  Study  and  Publicity  shall  be  re¬ 
sponsible  for  the  organization  of  mission  study  and  Bible  study 
classes,  for  prayer  circles,  and  for  the  dissemination  of  mission¬ 
ary  information  through  the  Church  and  secular  press.  She 
shall  have  charge  of  subscriptions  to  the  Missionary  Voice  and 
the  Young  Christian  Worker.  She  shall  report  quarterly  on  the 
first  day  of  January,  April,  July,  and  October  to  the  Conference 
Superintendent  of  Study  and  Publicity. 

7.  The  Superintendent  of  Social  Service  shall  have  charge 
of  social  service  studies  issued  by  the  Council.  She  shall  co¬ 
operate  wherever  possible  in  the  social  service  movements  of  her 
Church  and  community.  She  shall  report  quarterly  on  the  first 
day  of  January,  April,  July,  and  October  to  the  Conference 
Superintendent  of  Social  Service. 

8.  The  Superintendent  of  Supplies  shall  superintend  the  pack¬ 
ing  and  sending  of  boxes  of  supplies  to  institutions  in  the  home 
and  foreign  fields  under  the  direction  of  the  Council.  She  shall 
report  each  box  sent  and  its  value  to  the  Conference  Superin¬ 
tendent  of  Supplies. 


CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS  FOR  CHILDREN’S 

AUXILIARIES. 

Constitution. 

1.  This  auxiliary  shall  be  called  the  Children’s  Society  of - 

Church,  auxiliary  to  -  Conference  Society  of  the  Woman’s 

Missionary  Council  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South. 

2.  The  object  of  the  auxiliary  shall  be  to  hasten  the  coming  of 
the  kingdom  of  God  throughout  the  world  by  giving  the  children 
of  the  Church  missionary  education,  training  them  for  Christian 


HELPS  FOR  MISSIONARY  SOCIETIES. 


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service,  and  by  cultivating  in  them  habits  of  liberal  and  system¬ 
atic  giving  and  of  daily  Bible  study  and  prayer. 

3.  The  Children’s  Auxiliary  shall  consist  of  Baby  and  Junior 
Divisions,  under  the  direction  of  the  Second  Vice  President  of 
the  Woman’s  Missionary  Auxiliary,  whose  work  shall  be  cor¬ 
related  with  that  of  the  Conference  Second  Vice  President.  All 
membership,  mite  box,  and  other  undirected  funds  shall  be  sent 
through  the  Conference  Treasurer,  to  be  prorated  by  the  Council 
on  the  basis  of  forty  per  cent  to  home  and  sixty  per  cent  to 
foreign  work. 

Baby  Division. 

1.  Any  child  six  years  of  age  or  under  may  become  a  member 
of  the  Baby  Division  upon  the  payment  of  an  enrollment  fee  of 
twenty-five  cents.  Each  member  of  the  Baby  Division  shall  be 
given  a  certificate  of  membership  and  shall  be  furnished  with  a 
mite  box  for  voluntary  offerings.  The  mite  boxes  shall  be  opened 
and  their  contents  sent  quarterly  by  the  Treasurer  of  the  Junior 
Division  to  the  Conference  Treasurer.  Where  there  is  no  Junior 
Division  through  which  to  report,  the  Second  Vice  President  of 
the  Adult  Auxiliary  shall  send  the  money  of  the  Baby  Division 
to  the  Conference  Treasurer. 

2.  Any  one  may  become  a  life  member  of  the  Baby  Division  of 
the  Children’s  Auxiliary  by  the  payment  of  five  dollars,  provided 
the  money  be  paid  for  that  specific  purpose.  It  shall  not  be  in¬ 
cluded  in  the  pledge  nor  in  any  special  assumed  by  individuals 
or  that  has  been  assigned  to  the  Baby  Division  of  the  Children’s 
Auxiliary. 

3.  Names  of  children  may  be  placed  on  the  Memorial  Roll  by 
the  gift  of  ten  dollars. 

4.  Special  meetings  for  the  members  of  the  Baby  Division  shall 
be  arranged  by  the  Second  Vice  President  of  the  Adult  Auxiliary, 
at  which  time  inspirational  programs  shall  be  presented. 

5.  Members  of  the  Baby  Division,  at  the  age  of  six  years,  shall 
be  promoted  to  the  Junior  Division  and  shall  be  given  certificates 
of  promotion. 

6.  The  Second  Vice  President  of  the  Adult  Auxiliary  shall  have 
charge  of  the  Baby  Division. 

Junior  Division. 

1.  Any  child  between  the  ages  of  six  and  fourteen  may  become 
a  member  of  the  Junior  Division  of  the  Children’s  Auxiliary  by 


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giving  regularly  prayer,  service,  and  a  stated  monthly  offering 
to  missions.  Each  member  of  the  Junior  Division  shall  be  fur¬ 
nished  with  a  mite  box  for  voluntary  offerings.  Mite  boxes  shall 
be  opened  quarterly,  and  the  contents,  with  all  other  offerings, 
shall  be  sent  to  the  Conference  Treasurer. 

2.  Any  one  may  become  a  life  member  of  the  Junior  Division 
of  the  Children’s  Auxiliary  by  the  payment  of  ten  dollars,  pro¬ 
vided  the  money  be  paid  for  that  special  purpose.  It  shall  not 
be  included  in  the  pledge  nor  in  any  special  assumed  by  in¬ 
dividuals  or  that  has  been  assigned  to  the  Junior  Division  of 
the  Children’s  Auxiliary. 

3.  Names  of  children  may  be  placed  on  the  Memorial  Roll  by 
the  gift  of  ten  dollars. 

4.  The  officers  of  the  Junior  Division  shall  be  a  President,  two 
Vice  Presidents,  a  Corresponding  Secretary,  a  Recording  Secre¬ 
tary,  a  Treasurer,  and  Superintendents  of  Study  and  Publicity 
and  of  Social  Service.  These  officers,  with  the  Second  Vice 
President  of  the  Adult  Auxiliary,  shall  hold  a  meeting  of  the 
Committee  of  the  Children’s  Auxiliary. 

5.  The  Junior  Division  shall  meet  at  least  twice  a  month  to 
transact  necessary  business  and  to  follow  the  lines  of  study  ar¬ 
ranged  by  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Council,  for  which  programs 
shall  be  furnished.  At  the  close  of  each  quarter  the  Second  Vice 
President  of  the  Adult  Auxiliary  shall  hold  a  meeting  of  the 
Executive  Committee  of  the  Junior  Division  to  see  that  the  work 
of  the  quarter  is  correctly  and  promptly  reported  to  the  proper 
officers.  At  the  last  meeting  of  the  fiscal  year  there  shall  be  the 
election  of  officers.  The  first  regular  monthly  meeting  of  the 
year  shall  be  devoted  to  making  plans  and  financial  pledges  for 
the  new  year’s  work. 

By-Laws. 

1.  The  President  shall  preside  at  the  meeting  of  the  auxiliary 
and  in  every  way  advance  its  interests.  In  the  absence  of  the 
President  one  of  the  Vice  Presidents  shall  preside. 

2.  The  First  Vice  President  shall  assist  in  the  work  of  the 
Baby  Division.  The  Second  Vice  President  shall  be  agent  for 
the  Young  Christian  Worker. 

3.  The  Corresponding  Secretary  shall  conduct  the  correspond¬ 
ence  of  the  auxiliary  and  promote  Christian  stewardship  and 
shall  report  quarterly  to  the  District  Secretary.  The  Correspond- 


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ing  Secretary  shall  send  the  names  and  addresses  of  all  newly 
elected  officers  to  the  District  Secretary. 

4.  The  Recording  Secretary  shall  keep  a  record  of  the  regular 
and  called  meetings  of  the  auxiliary  and  shall  see  that  each  meet¬ 
ing  is  properly  announced. 

5.  The  Treasurer  shall  collect  all  funds  of  the  auxiliary,  keep¬ 
ing  a  ledger  account  of  the  same,  and  shall  remit  to  the  Confer¬ 
ence  Treasurer  quarterly.  The  Treasurer’s  books  shall  be  audited 
annually.  - 

6.  The  Superintendent  of  Study  and  Publicity  shall  assist  in 
organizing  and  developing  mission  study  and  Bible  study  classes 
and  shall  send  items  of  missionary  news  to  the  Young  Christian 
Worker  and  local  papers.  She  shall  report  quarterly  on  the  first 
day  of  January,  April,  July,  and  October  to  the  Conference  Super¬ 
intendent  of  Study  and  Publicity. 

7.  The  Superintendent  of  Social  Service  shall  assist  in  carrying 
out  such  lines  of  social  service  study  and  activity  as  are  sent -out 
by  the  Council.  She  shall  report  quarterly  on  the  first  day  of  Jan¬ 
uary,  April,  July,  and  October  to  the  Conference  Superintendent  of 
Social  Service. 


CHAPTER  II.— THE  DISTRICT. 


THE  DUTIES  OF  THE  DISTRICT  SECRETARY. 

The  Scope  of  the  Office. 

The  importance  of  the  office  of  District  Secretary  is  not  ex¬ 
ceeded  by  that  of  any  other  in  the  Missionary  Society.  Its 
extent  is  bounded  only  by  the  limits  of  the  district,  and  every 
missionary  activity  within  that  territory  should  be  perfectly 
familiar  to  the  District  Secretary. 

A  newly  elected  Secretary  should,  first  of  all,  study  her  terri¬ 
tory,  learning  its  extent,  the  number  of  pastoral  charges,  those 
organized  and  those  unorganized,  the  strength  and  membership 
of  its  various  Churches,  the  proportion  of  auxiliary  members  to 
the  women  members  of  the  Church,  the  reasons  why  more  wom¬ 
en  are  not  working  for  missions,  and,  as  far  as  possible,  the 
financial  ability  and  spiritual  condition  of  the  people.  She  should 
commune  earnestly  with  God  to  know  his  plan.  The  time  spent 
in  prayer  brings  the  greatest  results.  When  some  special  under¬ 
taking  has  been  decided  upon,  it  is  well  to  enlist  one  or  more 
circles  of  prayer  in  definite  and  systematic  petition  in  its  behalf. 

Duties  toward  Auxiliaries. 

The  duties  of  the  District  Secretary  are  varied  and  compre¬ 
hensive.  She  is  responsible  in  her  territory  for  the  distribution 
of  literature,  for  correspondence,  for  the  receiving  and  compil¬ 
ing  of  auxiliary  reports,  and  for  visitation.  These  are  her  four 
great  opportunities  for  service  to  the  auxiliary. 

She  must  see  to  it  that  all  literature  is  sent  out  promptly,  and 
that  its  use  is  thoroughly  understood,  so  that  it  may  be  put  to 
the  best  advantage.  She  should  not  only  supply  auxiliaries,  but 
should  judiciously  distribute  matter  in  the  charges  that  have  not 
been  organized,  thus  carrying  on  an  educational  campaign  that 
will  create  missionary  sentiment.  If  she  can  establish  a  district 
circulating  library  on  missions,  it  may  prove  a  benefit  in  stimu¬ 
lating  interest  in  rural  communities.  It  is  her  duty  to  do  all 
in  her  power  to  obtain  subscribers  to  the  Missionary  Voice  and 
to  the  Young  Christian  Worker.  She  should  send  items  of  in¬ 
terest  to  the  Missionary  Voice  and  to  the  Conference  Superin- 
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tendent  of  Study  and  Publicity  for  publication  in  the  Church 
papers,  and  she  should  supply  missionary  news  to  the  secular 
press. 

She  should  keep  in  regular  touch  with  the  auxiliaries  by  cor¬ 
respondence  and  by  at  least  one  visit  a  year.  The  annual  all¬ 
day  meeting  and  the  day  of  installation  of  auxiliary  officers  are 
two  occasions  when  the  presence  of  the  District  Secretary  is 
especially  welcome  and  beneficial.  If  there  is  difficulty  in  se¬ 
curing  reports  at  the  proper  time,  a  visit  resulting  in  personal 
acquaintance  with  the  officers  will  set  the  matter  right  as  noth¬ 
ing  else  can.  She  should  reply  promptly  and  fully  to  all  ques¬ 
tions,  and  in  order  to  do  so  must  keep  herself  well  informed 
on  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  work.  The  weak  auxiliary  must 
be  a  point  of  constant  watchfulness.  It  is  as  important  to  nur¬ 
ture  a  failing  society  as  to  organize  a  new  one,  and  it  should 
be  aided  by  letters,  special  literature,  a  visit,  a  conference  with 
the  officers,  or  by  any  other  means  possible. 

Organization. 

She  should  be  on  the  constant  lookout  for  opportunities  for 
organization.  One  of  the  first  steps  in  organizing  is  the  estab¬ 
lishment  of  friendly  cooperative  relations  with  the  presiding 
elder  and  the  pastors  of  the  district.  The  pastor  of  the  Church 
holds  the  key  to  the  situation.  His  interest  and  assistance  are 
the  organizer’s  assurance  of  success  and  should  never  be  neg¬ 
lected.  A  conference  with  the  presiding  elder  will  often  suggest 
a  new  charge  to  be  organized  or  give  much  needed  information 
in  order  to  plan  the  work  wisely. 

Responsibility  for  Departments. 

The  District  Secretary  shares  with  the  Conference  Vice  Presi¬ 
dents  and  Superintendents  the  responsibility  of  the  four  depart¬ 
ments  of  work.  She  must  understand  the  condition  of  the  work 
among  the  young  people  and  children  in  the  district  and  be  ready 
to  lend  a  helping  hand  in  organizing,  in  suggesting  lines  of  work, 
in  holding  special  meetings,  and  in  making  plans  to  enlist  their 
interest. 

She  should  be  familiar  with  the  literature  on  mission  study 
and  be  ready  to  form  classes  whenever  her  help  is  needed.  She 
should  be  prepared  with  an  inspiring  talk  on  Christian  steward¬ 
ship  which  she  should  give  each  auxiliary  that  she  visits.  She 
should  cooperate  with  the  Conference  Superintendent  of  Social 
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Service  in  establishing  the  work  of  social  service.  She  should 
be  prepared  to  recommend  reading  matter  on  Christian  steward¬ 
ship,  on  mission  study,  and  on  social  service  whenever  she  finds 
that  it  will  be  helpful. 

Funds. 

The  collection  of  funds  is  in  the  hands  of  the  Treasurer,  but 
the  District  Secretary  must  keep  accurate  account  of  the  finan¬ 
cial  condition  of  each  auxiliary.  She  makes  the  pledge  for  her 
district  at  the  Annual  Conference  meeting,  and  the  payment  in 
full  of  that  pledge  is  a  matter  of  vital  interest  to  her.  She  is 
responsible  for  the  raising  of  the  necessary  amounts,  and  a  word 
from  her  is  a  stimulus  to  a  flagging  society. 

It  is  of  utmost  importance  to  the  work,  both  at  home  and 
abroad,  that  quarterly  payments  should  be  made.  If  one-fourth 
of  the  annual  pledge  is  paid  each  quarter,  it  means  a  steady 
income  to  the  Council  with  no  interest  to  pay  on  borrowed 
money.  This  fact  must  be  impressed  upon  each  auxiliary. 

Reports. 

The  District  Secretary  shall  receive  the  reports  from  the  Aux¬ 
iliary  Corresponding  Secretary  on  the  first  day  of  each  quarter. 
She  must  tabulate  these  reports  on  the  blank  provided  for  that 
purpose  and  send  it  to  the  Conference  Corresponding  Secretary 
on  the  fifth  day  of  April,  July,  October,  and  January.  All 
columns  should  be  added  and  totals  carefully  set  down  at  the 
bottom  of  the  page.  This  is  one  of  the  most  particular  and 
specific  duties  she  has  to  perform,  and  it  should  never  be  omitted 
or  delayed.  Failure  to  send  the  report  in  on  time  means  inac¬ 
curacy  in  both  Conference  and  Council  reports. 

She  should  present  a  report  of  the  work  of  her  district  at  the 
District  Conference.  If  the  presiding  elder  does  not  invite  her, 
she  should  ask  permission  to  speak  a  few  minutes  on  the  wom¬ 
en’s  missionary  work. 

Final. 

One  who  knows  says  of  the  District  Secretary:  “She  should 
love  the  work  and  the -workers.  Without  the  element  of  love, 
mission  work  laeks  vitality.  Missions  is  animated  love/’  In 
“blessed  preparedness’*  she  will  go  forth  with  prayer,  with  faith 
and  thanksgiving,  for  it  is  her  Christ  who  said:  “Lo,  I  am  with 
you  alway.” 


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THE  DISTRICT  MEETING, 

Careful  preparation  must  be  made  for  the  District  Meeting,  for 
it  is  here  that  the  inspiration  to  the  auxiliary  must  be  sought 
and  found.  A  good  attendance  is  essential  to  success.  At  least 
two  persons  should  attend  from  every  auxiliary  and,  if  possible, 
a  delegation  should  be  secured  from  every  unorganized  charge. 
Institutes  on  auxiliary  work  are  a  necessity.  An  hour  on  work 
among  young  people  and  children,  another  on  mission  study,  and 
a  third  on  social  service  are  most  valuable.  Speakers  on  inspira¬ 
tional  topics  should  be  given  ample  time.  Four  or  five  good  ses¬ 
sions  are  not  too  many.  Each  delegate  and  visitor  must  be  made 
to  feel  that  the  district  meeting  is  her  great  opportunity  to  learn 
the  work.  An  ideal  to  work  toward  is  the  attendance  of  every 
auxiliary  officer  in  the  district. 

To  the  Leaders. 

Do  not  make  the  program  too  long.  Our  meetings  are  often 
so  overcrowded  that  there  is  no  chance  to  use  good  things  which 
may  appear  unexpectedly.  On  the  other  hand,  be  sure  to  have  a 
well-digested  plan  that  will  give  a  full  presentation  of  all  the 
departments  of  the  work. 

Do  not  think  that  you  must  talk  on  every  subject  yourself.  A 
dozen  little  speeches  in  a  day  by  the  presiding  officer  are  out  of 
order.  Hold  your  meeting  well  in  hand,  guiding  and  controlling 
it,  but  give  others  a  chance  to  talk  within  proper  limits.  If  you 
are  better  informed  on  a  point,  call  some  one  to  the  chair  and 
make  your  explanation. 

Be  prompt  in  carrying  out  the  program.  Begin  each  session 
at  the  hour  named.  The  day  has  gone  by  when  our  women  must 
read  everything  from  paper.  Many  come  with  ideas  which  they 
are  glad  to  contribute  if  they  are  needed.  Give  them  a  chance. 

Be  parliamentary  and  businesslike.  These  things  can  be  ac¬ 
quired  by  a  little  study,  and  no  one  has  a  right  to  be  a  leader 
who  is  not  willing  to  take  this  trouble. 

Speak  clearly  and  distinctly.  Do  not  merely  converse  in  an 
ordinary  tone  to  those  near  you,  but  rise  when  you  speak  and 
make  yourself  heard  and  understood  by  your  audience. 

To  the  Speakers. 

'  V  * 

Follow  your  orders.  If  requested  to  occupy  three  minutes,  do 
not  take  five;  if  five,  do  not  make  it  fifteen.  If  you  do,  you  rob 
some  one  else  who  has  tried  as  hard  as  yourself  to  furnish 
something  for  the  meeting. 


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Forget  yourself  in  your  presentation  of  a  subject,  so  that 
you  will  not  be  frightened.  Be  so  intent  on  making  yourself 
heard  and  understood  that  your  timidity  shall  not  assert  itself. 
Even  the  grandest  address  fails  of  its  purpose  if  it  be  not  heard. 

Let  your  speeches  and  papers  be  original,  if  possible;  at  any 
rate,  give  an  original  setting  to  your  facts. 

In  a  convention  of  workers  it  may  be  taken  for  granted  that 
they  are  tolerably  well  informed,  but  long  to  know  more  of  the 
progress  of  the  work  and  of  the  workers,  their  difficulties,  their 
trials,  their  wants,  their  comforts,  and  their  encouragements. 


DUTIES  OF  DELEGATES  TO  THE  DISTRICT 

MEETING. 

1.  The  delegate  selected  to  represent  her  society  at  a  public 
meeting  should  go,  unless  prevented  by  some  serious  providence, 
in  which  case  she  should  inform  her  alternate  and  urge  her  to  go. 
If  neither  can  attend,  she  should  not  fail  to  notify  the  Chairman 
of  the  Reception  Committee  at  the  place  where  the  meeting  is  to 
be  held.  She  should  obtain  from  her  Secretary  and  Treasurer  a 
clear,  explicit  statement  of  the  work  of  her  auxiliary,  giving 
correct  figures  under  their  proper  headings,  which  should  be 
handed  in  as  the  report.  In  addition  to  this,  she  should  tell  of 
any  help  or  hindrance  she  may  have  had,  that  her  experience 
may  be  of  service  to  others. 

2.  She  should  familiarize  herself  with  the  minutes  of  the  pre¬ 
ceding  annual  meeting  and  with  the  latest  Board  minutes, 
carry  a  copy  of  each  for  reference,  and  should  get  instructions 
from  the  auxiliary  as  to  the  amount  to  be  pledged  for  special 
Conference  collections. 

3.  She  should  attend  all  the  sessions  of  the  meeting  and  re¬ 
main  until  the  close,  unless  some  very  urgent  duty  calls  her 
away. 

4.  She  should  have  a  pencil  and  tablet,  note  all  the  proceed¬ 
ings,  and  prepare  a  good  report  for  the  society  that  she  rep¬ 
resents,  not  merely  saying,  “We  had  a  good  meeting,”  but  tell 
why  and  how  it  was  beneficial. 

5.  She  should  report  to  her  auxiliary  at  the  first  meeting  after 
her  return  home,  calling  attention  to  all  resolutions  and  plans  pro¬ 
posed  at  the  meeting,  and  urge  her  auxiliary  to  act  upon  them. 

6.  She  should  give  out  all  the  information  and  enthusiasm  she 
can  to  inspire  those  who  did  not  go,  and  do  all  in  the  spirit  of 
prayer. 


CHAPTER  III.— THE  CONFERENCE. 


OFFICERS. 

Requisites  to  Development. 

Within  the  hounds  of  every  Conference  there  are  latent  possi¬ 
bilities  which,  if  developed,  will  make  the  Conference  a  factor 
in  establishing  God’s  kingdom  on  earth  and  a  power  for  right¬ 
eousness. 

Three  things  are  necessary:  consecrated  officers,  a  knowledge 
of  conditions  within  the  Conference,  and  definite  plans  of  work. 

Officers. 

It  is  essential  that  each  officer  of  a  Conference  should  know 
the  fields  and  the  methods  of  work  in  all  departments. 

Each  woman  should  make  a  careful  study  of  the  duties  of  her 
office  and  should  realize  her  responsibility  as  an  officer  and  her 
relationship  to  the  whole  work.  Unless  each  component  part  per¬ 
forms  its  functions,  there  is  a  weakness  in  the  entire  structure. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  officer,  after  a  careful  study  of  con¬ 
ditions  and  methods,  to  develop  the  work  of  her  department  in 
line  with  suggestions  of  a  like  officer  in  the  Council.  She  should 
feel  a  responsibility  not  only  for  her  line  of  work,  but  for  the 
success  of  the  work  as  a  whole. 

She  should  know  conditions  of  life  in  our  mission  fields  and 
the  work  of  our  Mission  Boards  and  be  able  to  present  the  work 
at  district  and  Conference  meetings  and  to  congregations  in  the 
unoccupied  territory  within  the  Conference. 

There  should  be  a  cordial  cooperation  between  the  District 
Secretaries  and  the  Vice  Presidents  and  Superintendents. 

The  best  results  can  be  attained  only  when  the  President  of 
the  Conference  holds  the  lines  of  administration  in  her  hands 
and  sees  that  the  plans  of  the  Conference  officers  are  made  op¬ 
erative. 

We  must  be  doers  of  the  Word. 

Study  of  Conditions. 

An  intelligent  study  of  conditions  in  the  Conference  must 
lead  to  the  formation  of  plans  of  work  which  will  result  in  or- 

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ganization  in  the  district  and  in  growth  along  all  lines  of  the 
work.  The  best  results  are  not  possible  without  a  knowledge  of 
conditions.  We  must  know  needs  to  meet  them. 

It  will  be  found  helpful  to  have  a  map  of  the  Conference,  that 
we  may  know  the  opportunities  for  organization  and  the  terri¬ 
tory  which  is  purely  missionary,  that  we  may  send  to  such  places 
occasional  letters,  together  with  suitable  literature  for  distribu¬ 
tion. 

When  there  is  failure  in  the  proper  development  of  any  line 
of  work,  the  Conference  officers  should,  upon  receiving  the  re¬ 
ports,  correspond  with  the  District  Secretary  or  with  the  officer 
in  charge  of  the  work  in  the  auxiliary  and  investigate  the  con¬ 
dition. 

Plans  of  Work. 

Some  one  has  said:  “Plan  your  work  thoroughly  and  thorough¬ 
ly  work  your  plan.”  Definite  work  can  be  accomplished  only 
through  definite  plans. 

Meager  results  can  often  be  accounted  for  by  the  lack  of  def¬ 
initeness  of  plans,  and  one  sign  of  encouragement  to-day  is  that 
Conference  officers  are  putting  a  definite  aim  before  the  Confer¬ 
ence.  It  has  been  said  that  the  success  of  missions  lies  in  three 
things:  an  aim,  a  purpose,  and  a  business  policy. 


THE  EXECUTIVE  MEETING. 

Where  it  is  practicable,  quarterly  or  semiannual  meetings  of 
the  Executive  Committee  are  advisable. 

In  the  executive  meetings  there  is  opportunity  for  cooperation 
and  planning  and  for  instructing  new  officers.  There  is  also 
the  inspiration  to  be  gotten  from  the  reports  by  the  officers  of  the 
work  which  is  being  done  in  their  departments.  No  officer 
will  come  many  times  to  a  meeting  without  having  made  an 
effort,  and  the  effort  will  be  crowned  with  results. 

It  is  desirable,  if  possible,  to  select  the  officers  from  different 
parts  of  the  Conference;  and  if  the  distance  and  the  expense  of 
travel  make  the  executive  meeting  impracticable,  cooperation 
should  be  established  and  plans  of  work  given  through  corre¬ 
spondence. 

Finances. 

In  the  executive  meeting  there  should  be  free  discussions  of 
funds,  and  the  responsibility  of  meeting  the  financial  obligations 
should  be  shared  by  the  officers  and  District  Secretaries. 


HELPS  FOR  MISSIONARY  SOCIETIES . 


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Monthly  payment  of  dues  and  pledges  should  he  encouraged, 
and  the  necessity  of  each  quarter’s  assessment  being  paid  in  full 
should  be  emphasized. 

Appropriations  for  the  office  and  traveling  expense  of  officers 
and  District  Secretaries  should  be  made,  covering  the  expense 
of  visitation  necessary  to  strengthen  the  work  in  weak  places 
and  organization  in  unoccupied  territory. 


THE  ANNUAL  MEETING. 

It  will  be  found  necessary  in  every  Conference  to  magnify  the 
importance  of  the  district  meeting.  The  annual  meeting  should 
be  used  as  an  opportunity  to  receive  the  reports  of  work  done 
and  develop  plans  for  the  enlargement  of  the  work. 

Preparation. 

The  success  of  the  meeting  will  depend  on  the  preparation 
and  prayer  of  the  leader  and  officers,  preparation  and  prayer 
on  the  part  of  the  delegates  and  auxiliary  members. 

Upon  the  officers  will  devolve  the  responsibility  of  bringing  to 
the  meeting  such  suggestive  plans  as  will,  in  their  judgment, 
advance  the  work. 

The  reports  of  the  officers  should  be  brought  to  the  meeting 
carefully  written  in  ink  on  one  side  of  the  paper,  with  the 
proper  headings.  After  being  read  they  may  be  filed  with  the 
Recording  Secretary  for  publication. 

The  delegate  should  come  to  the  meeting  instructed  by  her 
auxiliary  as  to  pledge,  boxes  of  supplies,  place  of  invitation  for 
next  meeting,  and  any  measure  bearing  upon  the  work  advocated 
by  her  auxiliary. 

The  auxiliary  members,  having  made  a  wise  selection  of  a 
delegate  to  represent  them  at  the  annual  meeting,  should  be  in 
constant  prayer  for  the  success  of  the  meeting,  that  the  officers 
and  delegates  may  have  divine  guidance,  and  that  wise  plans 
may  be  formulated  and  carried  out. 

Conduct  of  the  Meeting. 

In  order  that  the  business  of  the  meeting  may  be  properly 
conducted,  it  will  be  found  necessary  to  adhere  strictly  to  the 
program. 

It  is  well  to  break  the  business  of  the  morning  and  afternoon 
sessions  with  short  papers  or  talks  on  different  phases  of  the 


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work;  but  care  should  be  taken  that  matters  vital  to  the  busi¬ 
ness  of  the  Conference  should  not  be  crowded  out  and  that  the 
committee  reports  should  receive  due  consideration. 

The  inspiration  of  a  Conference  largely  depends  upon  the 
spirit  of  responsiveness  shown  in  the  opening  session  and  in 
each  succeeding  one. 

That  meeting  is  most  successful  that  begins,  continues,  and 
ends  in  prayer. 

“Not  by  might,  nor  by  power:  but  by  my  spirit,  saith  the 
Lord.” 


RULES  OF  ORDER. 

1.  Each  meeting  shall  open  and  close  with  a  religious  service. 

2.  All  resolutions  shall  be  presented  in  writing. 

3.  Members  shall  rise  when  they  address  the  Chair. 

4.  No  member  shall  leave  the  room  without  permission  of  the 
Chair. 

5.  A  member  shall  send  to  the  President  a  written  excuse  for 
each  absence  from  a  religious  or  business  meeting. 

6.  Courtesies  shall  be  limited  to  the  ten  minutes  before  the 
noon  devotional  service. 

7.  Business  shall  be  conducted  through  committees,  to  whom 
all  memorials,  resolutions,  and  other  actions  requiring  legisla¬ 
tion  shall  be  referred.  The  reports  of  these  committees  shall  be 
acted  upon  in  regular  order. 

8.  All  business  to  go  before  committees  must  be  presented  not 
later  than  the  close  of  the  fourth  business  session,  unless  the 
body  shall  order  otherwise  by  a  majority  vote. 

9.  A  motion  to  reconsider  may  be  made  only  during  the  ses¬ 
sion  in  which  the  vote  is  taken  or  immediately  following  the 
reading  of  the  minutes  of  that  session. 


CONSTITUTION  FOR  CONFERENCE  SOCIETIES. 

1.  In  each  Annual  Conference  there  shall  be  organized  a  Con¬ 
ference  Society  auxiliary  to  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Council. 

2.  The  object  of  this  society  is  to  plan  and  direct  the  woman’s 
missionary  work  of  the  Conference. 

3.  The  Conference  Society  shall  consist  of  one  or  more  delegates 
from  each  auxiliary,  a  District  Secretary  from  each  district,  any 
officer  or  manager  of  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Council  residing 
within  the  bounds  of  the  Conference,  and  the  following  officers: 


HELPS  FOR  MISSIONARY  SOCIETIES. 


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A  President,  two  Vice  Presidents,  a  Corresponding  Secretary,  a 
Recording  Secretary,  a  Treasurer,  and  Superintendents  of  Study 
and  Publicity,  of  Social  Service,  and  of  Supplies.  These  officers 
shall  be  elected  by  ballot  at  the  annual  session  and  shall  con¬ 
stitute  the  Executive  Committee.  The  President  and  the  Corre¬ 
sponding  Secretary  shall  be  members  of  the  Woman’s  Missionary 
Council. 

By-Laws  for  Conference  Societies. 

1.  The  Executive  Committee  shall  transact  business  in  the  in¬ 
terim  of  the  annual  sessions.  Five  shall  constitute  a.  quorum. 

2.  Conference  officers  shall  be  nominated  and  elected  by  ballot. 

3.  The  District  Secretaries  shall  be  nominated  by  a  committee 
composed  of  the  President,  the  Vice  Presidents,  the  Correspond¬ 
ing  Secretary,  and  the  Treasurer  and  shall  be  elected  by  accla¬ 
mation. 

4.  Two  members  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Conference 
shall  be  elected  at  each  annual  session  as  alternates  to  the 
Woman’s  Missionary  Council.  Alternates  from  Missionary  Socie¬ 
ties  in  foreign  fields  shall  be  elected  from  among  missionaries  at 
home  on  furlough. 

5.  The  President  shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the  Confer¬ 
ence  Society  and  of  the  Executive  Committee  and  shall  actively 
advance  the  interests  of  the  work.  She  shall  sign  all  orders  on 
the  treasury. 

6.  The  Vice  Presidents  shall  perform  the  duties  of  the  Presi¬ 
dent  in  her  absence. 

7.  The  First  Vice  President  shall  have  charge  of  the  young 
people’s  work  and  shall  report  quarterly  to  the  Superintendent  of 
the  Woman’s  Missionary  Council  for  Young  People’s  Work  and  to 
the  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  Conference  Society. 

The  Second  Vice  President  shall  have  charge  of  the  children’s 
work  and  shall  report  quarterly  to  the  Superintendent  of  the 
Woman’s  Missionary  Council  for  Children’s  Work  and  to  the  Cor¬ 
responding  Secretary  of  the  Conference  Society. 

8.  The  Corresponding  Secretary  shall  conduct  the  correspond¬ 
ence  of  the  society  and  supply  the  auxiliaries  with  information 
and  with  literature  if  so  ordered  by  the  Conference.  She  shall 
promote  Christian  stewardship  and  shall  use  all  possible  means 
for  the  organization  of  Adult,  Young  People’s,  and  Children’s 
Auxiliaries  in  every  charge  of  the  Conference  and  shall  report 
each  new  organization  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Home  Base,  to 


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whom  she  shall  also  make  quarterly  reports  of  the  work  of  the 
Conference  by  the  fifteenth  day  of  April,  July,  October,  and  Jan¬ 
uary.  She  shall  make  an  annual  report  to  the  Conference 
Society  and  report  the  preceding  session  of  the  Woman’s  Mis¬ 
sionary  Council.  She  shall  sign  all  orders  on  the  treasury. 

9.  The  Recording  Secretary  shall  give  notice  of  all  meetings  of 
the  Conference  Society  and  of  the  Executive  Committee  and  keep 
the  minutes  of  the  same  on  record. 

10.  The  Treasurer  shall  receive  all  funds  of  the  society,  keep¬ 
ing  an  account  with  each  auxiliary  and  submitting  the  same 
annually  to  an  auditor.  She  shall  disburse  the  Conference  ex¬ 
pense  funds  on  the  written  order  of  the  President  and  the  Corre¬ 
sponding  Secretary.  She  shall  make  an  annual  report  to  the 
Conference  Society  and  shall  send  itemized  reports  promptly  on 
the  fifteenth  day  of  April,  July,  October,  and  January  to  the 
Treasurer  of  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Council,  therewith  trans¬ 
mitting  such  funds  as  are  collected  for  the  general  treasury. 
She  shall  also  send  an  itemized  statement  to  the  Conference 
Corresponding  Secretary  and  to  the  President. 

11.  The  District  Secretaries  shall  organize  Adult,  Young  Peo¬ 
ple’s,  and  Children’s  Auxiliaries  and  use  every  available  means 
to  promote  the  work  of  the  Woman’s  Missionary  Society  in  their 
districts.  They  shall  present  a  report  of  their  work  at  the  Dis¬ 
trict  Conference  and  shall  hold  annual  meetings  in  the  district 
and  all-day  meetings  whenever  practicable.  They  shall  conduct 
the  correspondence  with  auxiliaries  and  send  a  quarterly  report 
to  the  Conference  Corresponding  Secretary  and  a  copy  of  the 
same  to  the  President  of  the  Conference  Society. 

12.  The  Superintendent  of  Study  and  Publicity  shall  promote 
mission  study  and  Bible  study  and  shall  disseminate  missionary 
information  through  the  Church  and  secular  press.  She  shall 
report  quarterly  to  the  Educational  Secretary. 

13.  The  Superintendent  of  Social  Service  shall  stimulate  and 
direct  the  study  and  investigation  of  social  questions  and  shall 
seek  to  bring  about  social  reform.  She  shall  report  quarterly  to 
the  Council  Secretary  of  Social  Service. 

14.  The  Superintendent  of  Supplies  shall  superintend  the  send¬ 
ing  of  boxes  and  needed  supplies  to  ministers  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  South  and  to  institutions  in  the  home  and  for¬ 
eign  fields  under  the  direction  of  the  Council.  She  shall  report 
quarterly  to  the  Council  Superintendent  of  Supplies. 


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15.  Conference  Societies  shall  not  project  new  work  nor  re¬ 
spond  to  special  calls  for  aid  unless  authorized  by  the  Woman's 
Missionary  Council. 

16.  The  membership  funds  of  all  auxiliary  societies — Adult, 
Young  People’s,  and  Children’s — also  funds  contributed  to  make 
life  members,  honorary  life  members,  and  honorary  life  patrons, 
are  a  part  of  the  general  fund  which  cannot  be  directed  by  the 
Conference. 

17.  A  Conference  Expense  Fund  shall  be  provided  by  Confer¬ 
ence  assessment,  the  basis  to  be  determined  by  each  Conference 
according  to  the  requirements.  In  no  case  shall  membership 
dues  or  pledge  funds  be  used  for  Conference  expenses. 

18.  The  thank  offering  during  the  Week  of  Prayer  shall  be  ap¬ 
plied  to  some  specific  object,  to  be  determined  each  year  by  the 
Woman’s  Missionary  Council  in  annual  session. 

19.  The  Conference  Society  may  make  such  by-laws  as  the 
work  demands,  provided  they  do  not  conflict  with  those  made  by 
the  Council. 

20.  The  last  half  hour  of  each  forenoon  during  the  annual  ses¬ 
sion  of  the  Conference  shall  be  devoted  to  Bible  study. 


POSTAGE  TO  FOREIGN  FIELDS 

The  letter  rates  to  Mexico  and  Cuba  and  Shanghai, 
China,  are  the  same  as  in  the  United  States.  To  Brazil, 
Korea,  and  China  (except  Shanghai),  five  cents  for  each 
ounce  or  fraction  thereof  and  three  cents  for  each  addi¬ 
tional  ounce;  newspapers,  one  cent  for  two  ounces;  post 
cards,  two  cents. 

For  information  regarding  parcel  post  to  foreign 
countries,  inquire  at  local  post  office.  This  is  necessary 
in  view  of  present  war  conditions. 


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